: causing worry : creating reason for worry : troubling
a worrying trend/development
a worrying question
The presence of the knife on the stage of the murder was a worrying circumstance for Wilson.—
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
worryingly
adverb
When the secretary returned, she handed us an envelope that looked worryingly official …
—Caroline Alexander
Caroline Alexander
… money held by households has risen at a worryingly slow rate over the past year …
—The Economist
The Economist
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What To Know On Monday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said its estimate of the United States' GDP for the first quarter of 2025 dropped to -2.8 percent, a worrying sign for the economy.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Pak, who is a researcher at the North Korea Institute, said North Korean leader Kim Jon Un would be receiving critical technology in exchange for the manpower, in what should be a deeply worrying sign for the world, Kim also gets more real combat experience in case of a war on the peninsula.
—Britt Clennett, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
As age creeps forward more back aches set in, leg cramps become an abundance, and joints begin making worrying noises.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
But that is all quite contrived; pretending this was anything other than a worrying night for Kompany would be disingenuous.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Pak, who is a researcher at the North Korea Institute, said North Korean leader Kim Jon Un would be receiving critical technology in exchange for the manpower, in what should be a deeply worrying sign for the world, Kim also gets more real combat experience in case of a war on the peninsula.
—Britt Clennett, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
As age creeps forward more back aches set in, leg cramps become an abundance, and joints begin making worrying noises.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
But that is all quite contrived; pretending this was anything other than a worrying night for Kompany would be disingenuous.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Worrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worrying. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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