'Worrying' definitions:

Definition of 'worrying'

From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
noun
The act of harassing someone [syn: badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment]
noun
The act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

Definition of 'Worrying'

From: GCIDE
  • Worry \Wor"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worried; p. pr. & vb. n. Worrying.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w["u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. "A church worried with reformation." --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
  • Worry him out till he gives consent. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'worrying'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Worrying'