worry /wurˈi/

1. To cause to be anxious
2. To harass
3. To pester
4. To tease
5. (of a dog, etc) to chase and bite
6. To tear with the teeth
7. To devour ravenously (Scot)
8. To make, get, etc by persistent methods
9. To choke (Scot)

1. To trouble oneself
2. To be unduly anxious
3. To fret

1. Trouble, perplexity
2. Anxiety
3. A cause of this
4. A spell or bout of worrying
5. An act of biting and shaking by a dog, etc

worrˈied adjective

worrˈiedly adverb

worrˈier noun

worrˈiment noun (informal; esp N American)

1. Worry, anxiety
2. The cause of this

worrˈisome adjective (old)

1. Inclined to worry
2. Causing worry, vexatious

worrˈisomely adverb

worrˈying noun and adjective

worrˈyingly adverb

worry beads plural noun

A string of beads serving as an object for the hands to play with, as a means of relieving mental tension, esp popular in Greece

worrˈyguts and (esp US) worrˈywart /wurˈi-wört/ noun (informal)

A person who worries unnecessarily or to excess

I should worry! (informal; ironic)

I'm the last person who should worry

not to worry or no worries (informal)

There's no cause for alarm

worry down

To swallow with a strong effort

worry out

To find a solution to by intense or anxious effort

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