Worrying
['wʌrɪɪŋ] or ['wɝɪɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; 'vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw'.
Editor: Ricky--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Worry
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Examples
- They are just asleep after worrying all day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It seemed as if Misfortune was never tired of worrying into motion that unwieldy exile. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You were fine until now and now you're worrying. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He really is worrying them! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It was not a wise thing to do, but I kept on worrying till an old man came in with an order for some clothes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I've often wondered to see men that could call their wives and children _their own_ fretting and worrying about anything else. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Well, we can't help it; it's no use worrying, Eva! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Something to keep your mind from worrying about your work. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Because I shall never be able to open a window without worrying you, he rejoined, laughing also. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Worrying is no good. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- When she wouldn't do it, he kept on worrying her until she got brain-fever, and for six weeks was at death's door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I tell you, I hate to be an object of worrying attention, or a theme for village gossip. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His affairs haven't been in Chancery quite four years yet, and I'm d----d if he don't come worrying here twice a week. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Now, she never will be done fidgeting and worrying about that husband of hers. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I can see you're worrying. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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