worryingn.

/ˈwʌrɪɪŋ/

Etymology: < worry v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of strangling or of biting and tearing by the throat.In quot. 1621 ‘worrien’ is perhaps this word, altered for the rhyme.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > strangling or tearing of throat

worrying1483

worry1847

the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [noun] > strangulation

stranglec1386

strangling1398

chokingc1440

worrying1483

strangulation1542

throttling1599

wringing1843

mug1862

1483 Cath. Angl. 414/2 Werying, jugulamen,..suffocamen.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxxij The moste importune barkynge of Dogges, and werieng one an other.

1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie 194 How duely I did keepe My woollie store (as I had care) from worrien, Scab, sought, the rot or any kind of murren.

1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xii Then the astounded Tom heard the worrying of a terrier, and the squeak of a dying rat.

2. The action of harassing, pestering, or distressing.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [noun] > harassment

baiting1303

cumbrance1377

persecutiona1382

pursuita1387

aggrievancea1400

vexing?a1425

molestation1435

stroublance1439

inquietation1461

distrouble1483

infestance1490

encumberment1509

molesting1523

vexationa1525

inquieting1527

inquietance1531

molestie1532

infestationc1540

moiling1565

plaguing1566

pesterment1593

commacerating1599

molestance1642

harass1667

harassing1689

harassment1753

aggrievement1778

badgering1785

pesteration1802

bedevilment1844

worrying1848

tail-twisting1887

bloodhounding1891

aggravation1902

static1923

crap1935

hassle1969

monstering1979

1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lix. 594 Worryings and quellings of young children.

1862 Sat. Rev. 8 Feb. 157 Amidst all this worrying and being worried.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. vii. 359 Such worryings (ces sortes de compromis) leave their mark on a man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

worryingadj.

Etymology: < worry v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈworrying.

†1. Given to harrying or raiding. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [adjective]

worrying1610

sackful?1611

boot-haling1621

ravaginga1649

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 109 A greater rabble of worrying freebutters.

2. Harassing; distressing to the mind or spirits.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] > causing worry

corrosive1581

baiting1585

fretful1737

worrying1826

worrisome1845

worriting1845

fidgety1885

1826 F. Reynolds Life & Times I. 212 Your whole conduct is literally worrying and annoying in the extreme.

1834 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney xi, in New Monthly Mag. 42 470 Whether she would allow me to send her anything to cheer her up after her worrying journey.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxv. 389 There are few things more worrying than sitting up for somebody, especially if that somebody be at a party.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House vii. 64 Whatever the sound is, it is a worrying sound.

Derivatives

ˈworryingly adv.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adverb] > in manner causing worry

worrisomely1702

worryingly1842

1842 T. Moore Mem. VII. 311 The difficulty..still haunts me most worryingly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	worrying
释义	worryingn. /ˈwʌrɪɪŋ/ Etymology: < worry v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of strangling or of biting and tearing by the throat.In quot. 1621 ‘worrien’ is perhaps this word, altered for the rhyme. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > strangling or tearing of throat worrying1483 worry1847 the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [noun] > strangulation stranglec1386 strangling1398 chokingc1440 worrying1483 strangulation1542 throttling1599 wringing1843 mug1862 1483 Cath. Angl. 414/2 Werying, jugulamen,..suffocamen. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxxij The moste importune barkynge of Dogges, and werieng one an other. 1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie 194 How duely I did keepe My woollie store (as I had care) from worrien, Scab, sought, the rot or any kind of murren. 1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xii Then the astounded Tom heard the worrying of a terrier, and the squeak of a dying rat. 2. The action of harassing, pestering, or distressing. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [noun] > harassment baiting1303 cumbrance1377 persecutiona1382 pursuita1387 aggrievancea1400 vexing?a1425 molestation1435 stroublance1439 inquietation1461 distrouble1483 infestance1490 encumberment1509 molesting1523 vexationa1525 inquieting1527 inquietance1531 molestie1532 infestationc1540 moiling1565 plaguing1566 pesterment1593 commacerating1599 molestance1642 harass1667 harassing1689 harassment1753 aggrievement1778 badgering1785 pesteration1802 bedevilment1844 worrying1848 tail-twisting1887 bloodhounding1891 aggravation1902 static1923 crap1935 hassle1969 monstering1979 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lix. 594 Worryings and quellings of young children. 1862 Sat. Rev. 8 Feb. 157 Amidst all this worrying and being worried. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. vii. 359 Such worryings (ces sortes de compromis) leave their mark on a man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2018). worryingadj. Etymology: < worry v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈworrying. †1. Given to harrying or raiding. Obsolete. ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [adjective] worrying1610 sackful?1611 boot-haling1621 ravaginga1649 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 109 A greater rabble of worrying freebutters. 2. Harassing; distressing to the mind or spirits. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] > causing worry corrosive1581 baiting1585 fretful1737 worrying1826 worrisome1845 worriting1845 fidgety1885 1826 F. Reynolds Life & Times I. 212 Your whole conduct is literally worrying and annoying in the extreme. 1834 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney xi, in New Monthly Mag. 42 470 Whether she would allow me to send her anything to cheer her up after her worrying journey. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxv. 389 There are few things more worrying than sitting up for somebody, especially if that somebody be at a party. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House vii. 64 Whatever the sound is, it is a worrying sound. Derivatives ˈworryingly adv. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adverb] > in manner causing worry worrisomely1702 worryingly1842 1842 T. Moore Mem. VII. 311 The difficulty..still haunts me most worryingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1483adj.1610
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