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Worrying

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adj. Inducing worry.

v. Present participle of worry.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Teasing; troubling; harassing; fatiguing: as, a worrying day.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety

n. the act of harassing someone

n. the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes

Word Usage

"KELEMAN: She's the senior researcher on Rwanda for Human Rights Watch, which has documented what it calls a worrying pattern of intimidation ahead of today's vote."

Verb Form

worried worries worrying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rub incise anxiety

Cross Reference

fret disturbance to worry the sword to worry down to worry along

Variant

worried

Hyponym

obsess niggle fret fuss fear

Form

worrisome worried

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

vex annoy torment tease fret

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Curry Murray Murree Surrey Urey

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

anxiety annoyance frustration concern apprehension