Category:Worry

Wor"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worried; p. pr. & vb. n. Worrying.] Etym: [oe. worowen, wirien, to strangle, as. wyrgan in awyrgan; akin to d. Worgen, wurgen, to strangle, ohg. wurgen, g. würgen, lith. verszti, And perhaps to e. wring.]

1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to Tear or mangle with the teeth. A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; that dog that had his Teeth before his eyes, to worry lambs and lap their gentle blood. Shak.

2. 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. "a church worried with reformation." South. Let them rail, and worry one another at their pleasure. Rowe. Worry him out till he gives consent. Swift.

3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [colloq.]

Worry Wor"ry, v. i.

Defn: 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.

Worry Wor"ry, n.; pl. Worries (.

Defn: a state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care And anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry. "the whir And worry of spindle and of loom." Sir t. Browne.