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worrying
(mass) | worrying
- strápený, ustarostený, znepokojený |
worrying
(encz) | worrying,zneklidňující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
worrying
(encz) | worrying,znepokojující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Worrying
(gcide) | Worry \Wor"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Worrying.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in
[=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG.
wurgen, G. w["u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E.
wring.]
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1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly;
also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
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A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death;
That dog that had his teeth before his eyes,
To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood. --Shak.
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2. 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. "A church worried with
reformation." --South.
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Let them rail,
And worry one another at their pleasure. --Rowe.
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Worry him out till he gives consent. --Swift.
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3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.]
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worrying
(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" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
worrying
(mass) | worrying
- strápený, ustarostený, znepokojený |
without worrying
(encz) | without worrying, adv: |
worrying
(encz) | worrying,zneklidňující adj: Zdeněk Brožworrying,znepokojující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
worryingly
(encz) | worryingly,znepokojivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Worryingly
(gcide) | Worryingly \Wor"ry*ing*ly\, adv.
In a worrying manner.
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worrying
(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" |
worryingly
(wn) | worryingly
adv 1: in a manner to cause worry |
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