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Word: Worry
Speech Type: Verb
Old English wyrgan ‘strangle’, of West Germanic origin. In Middle English the original sense of the verb gave rise to the meaning ‘seize by the throat and tear’, later figuratively ‘harass’, whence ‘cause anxiety to’ (early 19th century, the date also of the noun)
ˈwʌri
feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
Short Definition:feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
Examples:- he worried about his soldier sons in the war
- I began to worry whether I had done the right thing
- there was no need to worry her
(of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at or pull about with the teeth
Short Definition:tear at or pull about with teeth
Examples:- I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone
Word: Worry
Speech Type: Noun
ˈwʌri
the state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems
Short Definition:state of being anxious and troubled
Examples:- he's demented with worry
- her son had been a constant source of worry to her
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