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Traditional English :: worry
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worry - v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied)
1 intr. give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.
2 tr. harass, importune; be a trouble or anxiety to.
3 tr. a (of a dog etc.) shake or pull about with the teeth. b attack repeatedly.
4 (as worried adj.) a uneasy, troubled in the mind. b suggesting worry (a worried look). --n. (pl. -ies)
1 a thing that causes anxiety or disturbs a person's tranquillity.
2 a disturbed state of mind; anxiety; a worried state.
3 a dog's worrying of its quarry. not to worry colloq. there is no need to worry. worry along (or through) manage to advance by persistence in spite of obstacles. worry beads a string of beads manipulated with the fingers to occupy or calm oneself. worry-guts (or -wart) colloq. a person who habitually worries unduly. worry oneself (usu. in neg.) take needless trouble. worry out obtain (the solution to a problem etc.) by dogged effort. worriedly adv. worrier n. worryingly adv. [OE wyrgan strangle f. WG] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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don t you worry bout a thing
dire straits why worry
don t worry be happy
excessive worry
dont worry be happy
ivy worry about you
why worry the all american reject
why should i worry
worry free vacation
why worry
the remedy i won t worry
the remedy i wont worry
i won t worry my life away
why should i worry billy joel
bobby mcferrin dont worry be happy
worry free montana vacation
worry expressed
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