: 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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That may not sound too bad, but what should be more worrying to the palace is that, when asked a more direct question about whether to scrap the crown, support for republicanism surged.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
This involves setting a timer for 15 minutes and writing down every worrying thought that comes to mind until the time is up, then shutting the journal.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
That’s the shift in norms that seems most worrying to Shenderovich.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The worrying incident occurred in the sixth inning, when Fry tried to bunt a 99 mph fastball from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
This involves setting a timer for 15 minutes and writing down every worrying thought that comes to mind until the time is up, then shutting the journal.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
That’s the shift in norms that seems most worrying to Shenderovich.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The worrying incident occurred in the sixth inning, when Fry tried to bunt a 99 mph fastball from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worrying
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“Worrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worrying. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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