worrying

Definition of Worrying in English :

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Noun

1. badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying

the act of harassing someone

2. worrying

the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes

Example Sentences:
'vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw'

Adjective

3. distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

causing distress or worry or anxiety

Example Sentences:
'distressing (or disturbing) news'
'lived in heroic if something distressful isolation'
'a disturbing amount of crime'
'a revelation that was most perturbing'
'a new and troubling thought'
'in a particularly worrisome predicament'
'a worrying situation'
'a worrying time'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Worrying

see synonyms of worrying

v. wor·ried, wor·ry·ing, wor·ries

v.intr.

1. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled. See Synonyms at brood.

a. To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly: a squirrel worrying at a nut.

b. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently: worry at a hangnail.

c. To attempt to deal with something in a persistent or dogged manner: worried along at the problem.

v.tr.

1. To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled. See Synonyms at trouble.

a. To seize with the teeth and bite or tug at repeatedly: a dog worrying a bone.

b. To touch or handle nervously or persistently: worrying the loose tooth.

c. To attack roughly and repeatedly; harass: worrying the enemy ships.

d. To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.

e. To attempt to deal with in a persistent or repeated manner: Analysts have worried the problem for a decade.

3. To chase and nip at or attack: a dog worrying steers.

n. pl. wor·ries

1. The act of worrying or the condition of being worried; persistent mental uneasiness: "Having come to a decision, the lad felt a sense of relief from the worry that had haunted him for many sleepless nights" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).

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