Search Result:worrying
Overview of noun worrying
The noun worrying has 2 senses
- badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment -- (the act of harassing someone)
- worrying -- (the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw")
Overview of verb worry
The verb worry has 6 senses
- worry -- (be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job")
- worry, care -- (be concerned with; "I worry about my grades")
- worry, vex -- (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me")
- concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift")
- worry -- (lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone")
- worry -- (touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads")
Overview of adj worrying
The adj worrying has 1 sense
- distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying -- (causing distress or worry or anxiety; "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")