Definition of troubling in English:
troubling
adjectiveˈtrʌblɪŋˈtrəb(ə)lɪŋ
Causing distress or anxiety.
this is a troubling development for the prime minister
the lack of attention to security is equally troubling
Example sentencesExamples
- Furthermore, the idea of citizenship, once introduced, raised many troubling questions.
- A different kind of influx is troubling co-hosts Japan.
- Rothfels reminds us of the troubling questions about animal captivity.
- It's perhaps the only moment in the interview where there's a hint of something troubling beneath the surface.
- The extent to which industries are moving a wide array of mid-level professional jobs offshore is troubling.
- Up next, troubling new concerns about our broken food system.
- To that question, the response can be especially troubling.
- Some experts question how far even Sunday's test will go in answering the most troubling questions.
- Colchester Council is to make cutbacks to meet financially " troubling times ".
- More troubling, the results will encourage more intransigence from Beijing.
- I think that the signs out of Nevada were troubling for Hillary.
- I've observed or been informed by Sarah of several troubling issues.
- Despite the appearance of some troubling signs, the week saw steady corporate debt issuance.
- Troubling to advertisers is the lack of good "appointment" prime-time TV programming coming into new schedules.
- A troubling new report details how our school system is failing our children.
- Buying fish, however, can be troubling for new cooks.
- The 1994 presidential election campaign began in troubling circumstances.
- To stand in a glade in the Catskills is to realize what a deeply troubling trade-off that is.
- Still ahead, troubling new evidence of the government's failure to keep U. S. passports secure.
- A troubling trend is emerging in the halls of higher learning.
Definition of troubling in US English:
troubling
adjectiveˈtrəb(ə)lɪŋˈtrəb(ə)liNG
Causing distress or anxiety.
this is a troubling development for the president
the lack of attention to security is equally troubling
Example sentencesExamples
- A troubling new report details how our school system is failing our children.
- To stand in a glade in the Catskills is to realize what a deeply troubling trade-off that is.
- The 1994 presidential election campaign began in troubling circumstances.
- I've observed or been informed by Sarah of several troubling issues.
- Still ahead, troubling new evidence of the government's failure to keep U. S. passports secure.
- Despite the appearance of some troubling signs, the week saw steady corporate debt issuance.
- Troubling to advertisers is the lack of good "appointment" prime-time TV programming coming into new schedules.
- A troubling trend is emerging in the halls of higher learning.
- Some experts question how far even Sunday's test will go in answering the most troubling questions.
- Furthermore, the idea of citizenship, once introduced, raised many troubling questions.
- Buying fish, however, can be troubling for new cooks.
- Up next, troubling new concerns about our broken food system.
- I think that the signs out of Nevada were troubling for Hillary.
- It's perhaps the only moment in the interview where there's a hint of something troubling beneath the surface.
- Colchester Council is to make cutbacks to meet financially " troubling times ".
- More troubling, the results will encourage more intransigence from Beijing.
- The extent to which industries are moving a wide array of mid-level professional jobs offshore is troubling.
- Rothfels reminds us of the troubling questions about animal captivity.
- To that question, the response can be especially troubling.
- A different kind of influx is troubling co-hosts Japan.