worrying

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worrying^¹

/ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/ UK
/ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/ US
/ˈwɝ.i.ɪŋ/ US
/ˈwʊɹi.ɪŋ/ Northern England
/ˈwʊɹi.ɪŋɡ/ Northern England
/ˈwʌɾe.ɪŋ/ Scotland
/ˈwɐɹi.əŋ/ New Zealand

adjective more worrying · most worrying

Inducing worry. Moldova did give England's under-employed keeper Joe Hart a worrying moment when Igor Armas sent a free header wide but otherwise it was an easy night.
Similar: disquieting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of worry

worrying^²

/ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/ UK
/ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/ US
/ˈwɝ.i.ɪŋ/ US
/ˈwʊɹi.ɪŋ/ Northern England
/ˈwʊɹi.ɪŋɡ/ Northern England
/ˈwʌɾe.ɪŋ/ Scotland
/ˈwɐɹi.əŋ/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle English werying, equivalent to worry + -ing.

noun worryings

The act of worrying or harassing somebody. There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: worrisome, troubling, distressful, distressing, bedevilment, disturbing, badgering, heavy, torment, perturbing, anxious, troubled, concerning, alarming, scary, troublesome

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adj inducing worry

Español	preocupante, inquietante
Português	preocupante
Français	inquiétant, préoccupant
Deutsch	beunruhigend
Italiano	preoccupante
Ελληνικά	ανησυχητικός anisychitikós
Română	alarmant, îngrijorător
Русский	волну́ющий volnújuščij

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@misc{worrying_2026,
  title = {worrying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worrying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}