worrying (verb)
1worrying — worry ► VERB (worries, worried) 1) feel or cause to feel troubled over actual or potential difficulties. 2) annoy or disturb. 3) (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth. 4) (of a dog) chase and attack… …
2English modal verb — English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English honorifics English personal pronouns English plural English relative clauses English verbs English irregular verbs English moda …
3worry — [c]/ˈwʌri / (say wuree), /ˈwɒri/ (say woree) verb (worried, worrying) –verb (i) 1. to feel uneasy or anxious; fret; torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts. –verb (t) 2. to cause to feel uneasy or anxious; trouble; torment with… …
4get to — verb 1. reach a goal, e.g., make the first team (Freq. 4) We made it! She may not make the grade • Syn: ↑reach, ↑make, ↑progress to • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
5worry — verb (worries, worrying, worried) 1》 feel or cause to feel troubled over actual or potential difficulties. ↘[as adjective worried] expressing anxiety. 2》 annoy or disturb. 3》 (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with… …
6gnaw at — verb become ground down or deteriorate (Freq. 1) Her confidence eroded • Syn: ↑erode, ↑gnaw, ↑eat at, ↑wear away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wearing away ( …
7put aside — verb 1. stop using the children were told to put away their toys the students put away their notebooks • Syn: ↑put away • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily …
8loosen — verb 1 (I, T) to make something less tight or less firmly fixed, or to become less tight or less firmly fixed: You ll need a spanner to loosen that bolt. | Check the plug there may be a loosened connection. 2 (T) to unfasten something, especially …
9overstrain — verb (t) /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn) 1. to strain (someone or something) excessively. –verb (i) /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn) 2. to strain oneself excessively. –noun /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn), /ˈoʊvəstreɪn/ (say ohvuhstrayn) 3.… …
10make a mountain out of a molehill — verb To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial If youre stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. It could be… …
