worry

worry is a 5-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.
2. transitive 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. transitive verb. To harass with labor; to fatigue.
4. intransitive 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. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

   "New York traffic is a constant concern"

   "it's a major worry"

   Synonyms: concern, headache, vexation

7. noun. a strong feeling of anxiety

   "his worry over the prospect of being fired"

   "it is not work but worry that kills"

   Synonyms: trouble

8. verb. touch or rub constantly

   "The old man worried his beads"

9. verb. lacerate by biting

   "the dog worried his bone"

10. verb. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

    "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

    Synonyms: vex

11. verb. be concerned with

    "I worry about my grades"

    Synonyms: care

12. verb. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

    "I worry about my job"

13. verb. be on the mind of

    "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

    Synonyms: concern, interest, occupy

Synonyms

concern, headache, vexation, trouble, vex, care, interest, occupy

Common word forms

worried, worrier, worries, worrying

Words from these letters

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