hagriding

verb

present participle of hagride
as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagriding
  1. bothering
  2. disturbing
  3. distracting
  4. alarming
  5. concerning
  6. worrying
  7. distressing
  8. unsettling
Verb
  • His work is autobiographical and based on whatever has been bothering him that year.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For example, companies that benefit from customers not bothering to cancel subscriptions, compare prices, or search for better deals have taken a beating in recent weeks.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • If a passenger won’t wake up after a gentle tap, ask a flight attendant for assistance instead of repeatedly disturbing them.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her departure came just the day after prosecutors said the baby's mother discovered disturbing camera footage over a three-month period.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbing
Verb
  • Rather than immediately distracting yourself, approach the emotion with curiosity.
    — Juli Fraga, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
  • If a tablet is too distracting, there are other ways to make digital art.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of distracting
Verb
  • But the idea that fine adaptations of great books need to be stopping points, rather than springboards, is alarming by itself.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There are signs that the President is unravelling, in ways that are different from late-period Joe Biden but are alarming all the same.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of alarming
Verb
  • Even for the game’s best kickers, misses happen from time to time, but the concerning part for the Chiefs is that the funk has become a trend.
    — Pete Sweeney October 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Chris Brown will avoid prison time, for now, in the London case concerning his assault of a music producer at a nightclub three years ago.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of concerning
Verb
  • The activists who once demanded radical change begin worrying about their children’s safety, their schools, and whether the neighborhood is a decent place to grow up.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Public support for Israel in the United States has plummeted, worrying many Israeli voters.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of worrying
Verb
  • Thieves have tried to break into Taylor Minatogawa’s business five times in the last two months, distressing him so much he’s spent at least a dozen nights inside his shop keeping guard.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Its mid-rise Harlow jeans are composed of a cotton and elastane blend, with a powder-blue hue and strategic hints of distressing down the leg.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of distressing
Verb
  • In a sign that the Houthi attacks are unsettling Saudi society, the kingdom on Monday canceled a global investment conference scheduled for next week and extended an order for schools in and around Riyadh, the capital, to teach students remotely.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But the long gearing also has its benefits in fast driving, allowing full-throttle use without overwhelming the chassis or unsettling the rear end on corner exit.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of unsettling
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