worry
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,911 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,655 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy I worry about my job
- be concerned with also: care I worry about my grades
- disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress also: vex I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
- be on the mind of also: concern, interest, occupy I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
- lacerate by biting the dog worried his bone
- touch or rub constantly The old man worried his beads
noun
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness also: concern, headache, vexation New York traffic is a constant concernit's a major worry
- a strong feeling of anxiety also: trouble his worry over the prospect of being firedit is not work but worry that kills
worry in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Now I shall telephone with your permission, Miss Katherine; and don't you worry, Bobby.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Why worry over the fact that a mere pastime fails to be financially a success.
The Lure of the Dim Trails · B. M. Bower · Chapter 1
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Minnie didn't worry, however, because her son was a strong lad and sturdy as well as lovely.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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You go git some supper, now; an', ma, don't worry; I'm goin' to take keer of you all!
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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Keith returned home that day much later than unusual to find his mother in a state of frantic worry.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1