adj
Meaning 1
Inducing worry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disquieting
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
worrying
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/ without the hurry–furry merger
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/ˈwɝ.i.ɪŋ/ hurry–furry merger
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/ˈwʊɹi.ɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
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/ˈwʊɹi.ɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
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Scotland: /ˈwʌɾe.ɪŋ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈwɐɹi.əŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: W ER1 IY0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of worrying or harassing somebody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of worry
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
causing distress or worry or anxiety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agitation
noun
Meaning 6
the act of harassing someone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: badgering, torment, bedevilment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: harassment, molestation
History
Etymology
From worry + -ing.
From Middle English werying, equivalent to worry + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: хвалю́ючы (xvaljújučy) — inducing worry
- Catalan: preocupant — inducing worry
- Catalan: inquietant — inducing worry
- Czech: znepokojivý — inducing worry
- Czech: znepokojující — inducing worry
- Danish: foruroligende — inducing worry
- Dutch: verontrustend — inducing worry
- Finnish: huolestuttava — inducing worry
- French: inquiétant — inducing worry
- French: préoccupant — inducing worry
- German: beunruhigend — inducing worry
- Greek: ανησυχητικός (anisychitikós) — inducing worry
- Hungarian: nyugtalanító — inducing worry
- Italian: preoccupante — inducing worry
- Norwegian Bokmål: foruroligende — inducing worry
- Norwegian Bokmål: alarmerende — inducing worry
- Norwegian Bokmål: bekymringsfull — inducing worry
- Pannonian Rusyn: бриґуюци (brigujuci) — inducing worry
- Pannonian Rusyn: застаруюци (zastarujuci) — inducing worry
- Polish: niepokojący — inducing worry
- Portuguese: preocupante — inducing worry
- Romanian: alarmant — inducing worry
- Romanian: îngrijorător — inducing worry
- Russian: волну́ющий (volnújuščij) — inducing worry
- Scottish Gaelic: iomagaineach — inducing worry
- Spanish: preocupante — inducing worry
- Spanish: inquietante — inducing worry
- Swedish: oroande — inducing worry
- Ukrainian: хвилю́ючий (xvyljújučyj) — inducing worry