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worrying

adjective noun

Causing distress or worry or anxiety

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Causing distress or worry or anxiety

    “Distressing (or disturbing) news”

noun

  1. The act of harassing someone

noun

  1. The act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes

    “Vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw”

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Example Sentences

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
Vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw

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