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- Dictionaryworrying/ˈwʌrɪɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming: "a worrying health risk"
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adjective. uk. / ˈwʌr.i.ɪŋ / us. / ˈwɝː.i.ɪŋ / Add to word list. B2. making you feel unhappy and frightened: It's a very worrying situation. Synonyms. alarming. concerning formal not standard. distressing. disturbing. troubling. worrisome US formal or old-fashioned. Fewer examples. A worrying trend for insurers has been a rise in fraudulent claims.
The meaning of WORRYING is causing worry : creating reason for worry : troubling. How to use worrying in a sentence.
to make someone feel unhappy and frightened because of problems or unpleasant things that might happen: You worried your mother by not writing. [ + that ] It worries me that he hasn't phoned yet. The continued lack of rain is starting to worry people. Fewer examples. Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of it all.
The meaning of WORRY is to afflict with mental distress or agitation : make anxious. How to use worry in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Worry.
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. 2. 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.
adjective. /ˈwʌriɪŋ/. /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/. that makes you worry. a worrying development. It must be worrying for you not to know where he is. It is particularly worrying that nobody seems to be in charge. It's been a worrying time for us all. The most worrying thing is that she won’t let us help.
If something is worrying, it causes people to worry. [mainly British]→worriedworryingly .... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Synonyms for WORRYING: fretting, stressing, fearing, sweating, fussing, troubling, bothering, stewing; Antonyms of WORRYING: accepting, taking, tolerating, sustaining, enduring, bearing, abiding, sticking out
noun. the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes. “vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw”. see more. adjective. causing distress or worry or anxiety. “a worrying situation”. “a worrying time”. synonyms: distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome.
Worry is the state or feeling of anxiety and unhappiness caused by the problems that you have or by thinking about unpleasant things that might happen. The admission shows the depth of worry among members of the party over the state of the economy.
