to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill.
verb (used with object),wor·ried,wor·ry·ing.
to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague.
to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.
to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.
noun,pluralwor·ries.
a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.
a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble.
the act of worrying.
Fox Hunting. the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox.
Verb Phrases
worry along / throughInformal. to progress or succeed by constant effort, despite difficulty: to worry through an intolerable situation.
Idioms for worry
no worries, Informal.
Don’t be worried or troubled; everything will be fine: We'll help you move your stuff, no worries!
(used as a conventional reply to thank you or thanks): Oh, no worries, it was fun having you come with us!
Also not to worry .
Origin of worry
First recorded before 900; Middle English weryen, werwen, wyrwyn “to strangle, bite, harass,” Old English wyrgan “to strangle”; cognate with German würgen
3. Worry,annoy,harass all mean to disturb or interfere with someone's comfort or peace of mind. To worry is to cause anxiety, apprehension, or care: to worry one's parents. To annoy is to vex or irritate by continued repetition of interferences: to annoy the neighbors.Harass implies long-continued disturbance, torment, or persecution: to harrass a creditor. 6. See concern.
It helps that EU lawmakers have already agreed to a giant stimulus spending package for the trading bloc, so that worry is off the table.
Investors continue to push global stocks into record territory|Bernhard Warner|August 24, 2020|Fortune
McMansions are back, in a big way, given the trend toward remote work — and thus the need for office space at home, and no worries about long commutes.
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The worry for influencers is whether their audiences would follow them over to Triller if they switched.
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Then I could cheerfully traipse from my backyard to a neighbor’s driveway and then on to a dark corner booth somewhere with no worries.
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Still, I worry that a simple traffic stop could have tragic consequences.
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And the authorities also worry that the December fires are just the beginning.
Italy’s Terror on the Tracks|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I wish this was the last time I had to worry about hunger and bombs.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War?|Niqash|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a well-documented phenomenon which does not worry specialists.