The verb worry is an anxious word; it means to be concerned or nervous. If you sent your carrier pigeon out in the morning to deliver a message, you might worry if it hadn't returned by the afternoon.
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
Noun
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it''s a major worry"
Noun
a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
Verb
touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
Verb
lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
Verb
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter''s health is worrying me"
Verb
be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
Verb
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
Verb
be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
v. t.
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly;
also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
v. t.
To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an
anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble;
to plague.
v. t.
To harass with labor; to fatigue.
v. i.
To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest
disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries;
the horse worries.
n.
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from
care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
Worry
A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; That dog that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood.2.
Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure.
Worry him out till he gives consent.3.
Worry
Worry
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe;
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret;
Usage Examples
At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't worry unduly about whether they'll be found wanting, they just find too much socializing exhausting and would prefer either to be alone or in the company of a select few people.
Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.
A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.
At Current, television is all we do - that's our business. We don't have amusement parks I have to worry about, we don't have environmental cases against us, we don't have a series of outdoor-advertising companies.
A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
America is the greatest nation ever founded. The ideals are the greatest ever espoused in human history, and we just need the country to live up to them. But what I worry about are the 1 million black men in the prison system.
Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.
As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.
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Other Usage ExamplesArab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit.
Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here.
As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, or unfair treatment, or cuts in real pay at work.
As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'
All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself.
By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
Aging gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. Don't worry girls, look like a wreck, that's the way it goes.
Air travel survived decades of terrorism, including attacks which resulted in the deaths of everyone on the plane. It survived 9/11. It'll survive the next successful attack. The only real worry is that we'll scare ourselves into making air travel so onerous that we won't fly anymore.
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
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