worrying

Etymology 1

worry + -ing

adj

  1. Inducing worry.
    Moldova did give England's under-employed keeper Joe Hart a worrying moment when Igor Armas sent a free header wide but otherwise it was an easy night. September 7, 2012, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport
    Redundancies accounted for a smaller proportion of the change, although no less significant to those affected. Rail News, BR's staff magazine, included a coda to its August 1964 assessment of the Beeching cuts: "For the individuals involved it is a worrying time … Rail News feels deeply for those affected and expresses the sympathy of its readers with them." March 22 2023, Mike Esbester, “Staff, the public and industry will suffer”, in RAIL, number 979, page 39

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of worry

Etymology 2

From Middle English werying, equivalent to worry + -ing.

noun

  1. The act of worrying or harassing somebody.

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