verb
- to bother, pester, or annoy someone persistently
- to worry or fuss excessively
Usage: chiefly British dialect; informal
Usage: chiefly British dialect; informal
noun
- a person who bothers or pesters; a nuisance
Usage: chiefly British dialect; informal
Examples
- Stop mithering me about homework—I'll do it later.
- She's always mithering over small details that don't matter.
- Don't be such a mither; just make a decision.
- He was mithering about the weather all morning.
- The children were mithering their mother for candy at the store.
- I wish he would stop mithering and just relax.