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UK
/wˈʌɹɪɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈwɝiɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈwɝiɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of harassing someone
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the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
ADJECTIVE
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causing distress or worry or anxiety
a worrying time
a new and troubling thought
distressing (or disturbing) news
a disturbing amount of crime
a revelation that was most perturbing
lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
a worrying situation
in a particularly worrisome predicament
How To Use worrying In A Sentence
- I also had a tissue biopsy taken, but went home thinking it couldn't be too worrying. The Sun
- This is the main concern worrying the economic strategists of the Russian ruling elite.
- At any rate, there is a worrying trend developing along the North Mayo coast.
- What's more worrying is that my boyfriend wants a man. The Sun
- This was especially worrying given that three quarters of those surveyed claimed to have experienced rudeness in the preceding year. Times, Sunday Times
- This is the main concern worrying the economic strategists of the Russian ruling elite.
- This increase in social smoking is one of the more worrying aspects of smirting. Smirting Craze Revealed | Impact Lab
- What is particularly worrying is the somewhat blasé attitude to the subject. The Sun
- She would lie awake worrying.
- I was in hospital this morning for a gastroscopy - nothing too worrying, just one of those camera and light thingies they put down your throat to make sure everything's in one piece. Archive 2009-03-01
