Worry
31worry — 1. verb 1) she worries about his health Syn: fret, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, brood, panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get stressed, get in a state, stew, torment oneself 2) is something worrying you? Syn …
32worry — 1. verb 1) she worries about his health Syn: be anxious, be concerned, fret, agonize, brood, panic, lose sleep, get worked up; informal get in a flap, get in a state 2) is something worrying you? Syn: trouble …
33worry — [OE] Worry originally meant ‘strangle’. It comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *wurgjan, which also produced German wügen ‘choke, strangle’. The sense ‘harass physically’ (as in ‘dogs worrying sheep’) emerged in the 16th century, via an… …
34worry at — pull at or fiddle with repeatedly. → worry …
35worry — I. v. a. Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, beset, gall, disturb, disquiet. II. v. n. (Colloq.) Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed,… …
36worry — see it is not work that kills, but worry …
37worry — [OE] Worry originally meant ‘strangle’. It comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *wurgjan, which also produced German wügen ‘choke, strangle’. The sense ‘harass physically’ (as in ‘dogs worrying sheep’) emerged in the 16th century, via an… …
38Worry doll — Worry dolls, or trouble dolls, are very small dolls originally made in Guatemala. A person (usually a child) who cannot sleep due to worrying can express their worries to a doll and place it under their pillow before going to sleep. According to… …
39worry wart — 1956, from comic strip Out Our Way by U.S. cartoonist J.R. Williams (1888 1957). According to those familiar with the strip, Worry Wart was the name of a character who caused others to worry, which is the inverse of the current colloquial meaning …
40worry down — To swallow with a strong effort • • • Main Entry: ↑worry …
