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verb

Worry v. t. (past & past part. worried; pres. part. worrying)

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

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." "Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure." "Worry him out till he gives consent."

To harass with labor; to fatigue. (Colloq.)

Worry v. i. 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.

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Etymology of 'Worried'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Worried" Quotes from Famous Books

... remembered what 'twas I wanted to ask you, Mr. Bangs. Me and Zach was talkin' about Miss Martha. I said it seemed to me she had somethin' on her mind, was sort of worried and troubled about ...

— Galusha the Magnificent • Joseph C. Lincoln

... necessary. The servant of Don Camillo hesitated a single instant, but having seen that his half-meditated project of escaping by the use of another boat could not be accomplished for want of means, he took his worried place in the stern, and began to ply ...

— The Bravo • J. Fenimore Cooper

... opportunity, and at the instant when the animal lowered his head to rip me up, I seized him by the horns and drew him within reach, and seized his lip with my teeth, and would no more let go than an English bulldog, while my dogs worried his sides.'" ...

— A Romance of the West Indies • Eugene Sue

... terms of these outlaws all, And be thankful that things have fallen out Exactly as you would have had them fall— You may save the one that you care about; Otherwise, how did you hope to gain Access to her—on what pretence? What were the schemes that worried your brain To tempt her there or to lure her thence? You must have bungled, and raised a scandal About your ears, that might well have shamed The rudest Hun, the veriest Vandal, Long or ever the ...

— Poems • Adam Lindsay Gordon

... later Philip was back in camp. He did not see Thorpe again until after dinner, and then the gang-foreman hunted him up. His face wore a worried look. ...

— Flower of the North • James Oliver Curwood

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