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Meaning of worrying

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  worrying
      adj 1: 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}]
      n 1: the act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {worrying},
           {torment}, {bedevilment}]
      2: the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes;
         "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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