Bother and Shake

Bother

Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

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Shake and bother are semantically related in calm topic. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Bother".

Nearby Words: bothered, bothersome, botheration, bothering

Shake

Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

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Bother and shake are semantically related in calm topic. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Shake", if it concerns topics such as upset deeply.

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

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How words are described

good	good bother	good shake
perfect	perfect bother	perfect shake
large	large bother	large shake
little	little bother	little shake
Other adjectives: slight, extra, sexy.

Common collocations

man	bother man	shake man
guy	bother guy	shake guy
family	bother family	shake family
time	bother time	shake time
Other words: earth, bit, little.

Both words in one sentence

Naomi, visibly put-off by her team-mate's attitude, didn't bother to intervene and in fact quickly slapped Paige some skin when Paige tried again to shake her hand after the fact.

Source: Wrestling / Cameron

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