1. Verb
To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
2. Verb
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.
3. Verb
To harass with labor; to fatigue.
4. Verb
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.
5. Noun
A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.
6. Noun
a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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