Worrying

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈwʌɹ.i.ɪŋ

Definitions

The act of worrying or harassing somebody.

Equivalents

Españolinquietante preocupante

Françaisinquiétant Préoccupant

Deutschbeunruhigend

14 more languages

العربيةالقلق

Catalàinquietant preocupant

Češtinaznepokojivý znepokojující

Danskforuroligende

Ελληνικάανησυχητικός

Suomihuolehdinta huolehtiminen huolestuttavahuolettaminen murehtiminen

Magyarnyugtalanító

Italianopreoccupante

日本語くよくよ煩

Nederlandsverontrustend

Polskiniepokojący

Portuguêspreocupante

Русскийволнующий

Svenskaoroande

Examples

“There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Worryingly worrylessness worrylines worryment Worrywart wors

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