What does worrying mean?
Definitions for worrying
wor·ry·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word worrying.
Princeton's WordNet
badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilmentnoun
the act of harassing someone
worryingadjective
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
"vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
worryingadjective
Inducing worry.
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worrying
Worrying is the state or process of harboring negative thoughts or feelings such as anxiety, fear, unease, or apprehension, typically about a future event or an uncertain outcome. This can often involve overthinking or dwelling on perceived potential difficulties or threats.
Webster Dictionary
Worrying
of Worry
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'worrying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4188
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'worrying' in Adjectives Frequency: #983
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of worrying in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of worrying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of worrying in a Sentence
The most worrying thing is that the road ahead is not easily going to turn any better.
He would get mad out of nowhere. That's when I started worrying about my safety, and then after a few months he started abusing me physically very often.
2023 has just begun, but it is showing worrying signs in terms of extreme weather events [and] drought levels.
Such a decline in global investment for renewables and energy efficiency combined is worrying, this could threaten the expansion of clean energy needed to meet energy security, climate and clean air goals. While we would need this investment to go up rapidly, it is disappointing to find that it might be falling this year.
International agreements and institutions are being weakened. This is worrying, since our multilateral global order comes from the lessons we learned from the terrible world wars of the last century.
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Translations for worrying
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- preocupantCatalan, Valencian
- preocupanteSpanish
- inquiétant, inquiétanteFrench
- iomagaineachScottish Gaelic
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