- worrying
- wor|ry|ing [ `wʌriıŋ ] adjective *causing you to feel worried:The most worrying trend is the sharp decline in young readers.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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worrying — wor|ry|ing S3 [ˈwʌri ıŋ US ˈwə: ] adj something that is worrying makes you feel anxious or worried ▪ The situation is extremely worrying ▪ This is a worrying development for small businesses. ▪ It s been a worrying few weeks for us all.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
worrying — [[t]wʌ̱riɪŋ, AM wɜ͟ːriɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that If something is worrying, it causes people to worry. [mainly BRIT] It is very worrying that petrol bombs have been brought into a fight between two secondary schools. ...a new and… … English dictionary
worrying — adjective 1 making you feel anxious: a worrying development 2 worrying time/week/year etc a time etc when you have many problems: It s been a worrying few weeks for us all. worryingly adverb: a worryingly high level of pollutants in the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
worrying — I noun 1. the act of harassing someone • Syn: ↑badgering, ↑torment, ↑bedevilment • Derivationally related forms: ↑bedevil (for: ↑bedevilment), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
worrying */ — UK [ˈwʌrɪɪŋ] / US adjective causing you to feel worried The most worrying trend is the sharp decline in young readers. The situation is very worrying. Derived word: worryingly adverb … English dictionary
Worrying — Worry Wor ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w[ u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worrying — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ deeply, particularly, serio … Collocations dictionary
worrying — worry ► VERB (worries, worried) 1) feel or cause to feel troubled over actual or potential difficulties. 2) annoy or disturb. 3) (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth. 4) (of a dog) chase and attack… … English terms dictionary
worrying cattle or sheep — Within statutes providing that any one finding a dog, not on the premises of its owner, who is worrying cattle or sheep, may kill the dog, means to run after; to chase; to bark at. Failing v. People, 105 Colo. 399, 98 P.2d 865, 867. The common… … Black's law dictionary
worrying — adjective /ˈwʌrijˌɪŋ/ Inducing worry … Wiktionary
