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worry

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1. worry - Noun

2. worry - Verb

Meaning

To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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.

To harass with labor; to fatigue.

To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.

A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I worry about my grades Source: Internet

I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift Source: Internet

The old man worried his beads Source: Internet

the dog worried his bone Source: Internet

I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me Source: Internet

I worry about my job Source: Internet

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