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.
ChatGPT
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
When they invoke Article 50, EMA will probably leave Britain and this will produce a very large disruption ... it's worrying that the approval process of new pharmaceuticals could be hit by this.
Those areas are seeing a rapid pace of glacier melt that could be fairly worrying, we get this increase in melt and that actually increases the availability of water that comes in these rivers... but the problem is, after a period of time, that stops increasing and then decreases fairly rapidly.
In spite of a series of worrying actions taken by North Korea recently, the momentum for dialogue remains unshaken.
That is very worrying.
The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done.
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Translations for worrying
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- preocupantCatalan, Valencian
- preocupanteSpanish
- inquiétant, inquiétanteFrench
- iomagaineachScottish Gaelic
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