worrying

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 (livestock, especially sheep). 5) (worry at) pull at or fiddle with repeatedly. 6) (worry out) discover or devise (a solution) by persistent thought.
NOUN (pl. worries) 1) the state of being worried. 2) a source of anxiety.
no worries — Cf. ↑no worries
DERIVATIVES worrier noun worrying adjective.
ORIGIN Old English, «strangle».

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