worry at sth
— phrasal verb with worry uk/ˈwʌr.i/us/ˈwɝː.i/verb
(OBJECT)
to shake, pull at, or touch something repeatedly:
The dog was worrying at its bone.
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- jitter
- joggle
- resonate
- rocky
- shake
- stir sth up
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- wag
- worry
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Making short, sudden movements
(PROBLEM)
mainly UK to keep trying to find a way of solving a problem:
She'll worry at those figures until she's sure they've been done correctly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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