: causing worry : creating reason for worry : troubling
a worrying trend/development
a worrying question
The presence of the knife on the stage of the murder was a worrying circumstance for Wilson.—
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
worryingly
adverb
When the secretary returned, she handed us an envelope that looked worryingly official …
—Caroline Alexander
Caroline Alexander
… money held by households has risen at a worryingly slow rate over the past year …
—The Economist
The Economist
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No more worrying about payroll or chasing the next big deal.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But Jamie Dimon, CEO of the world’s largest bank, believes there’s perhaps too much worrying and not enough faith in Trump’s plan.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
More worrying, however, has been the recurring suspicion that many of the senior players have not bought into this direction; even with a squad full of experienced players — Emre Can, Julian Brandt, Pascal Gross, Waldemar Anton — there is a striking lack of leadership on the pitch.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Though Gad was on a track and the career train was moving, Mardi Gras represented something even more worrying than a potential cinematic bomb.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Lien De Pau, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But Jamie Dimon, CEO of the world’s largest bank, believes there’s perhaps too much worrying and not enough faith in Trump’s plan.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
More worrying, however, has been the recurring suspicion that many of the senior players have not bought into this direction; even with a squad full of experienced players — Emre Can, Julian Brandt, Pascal Gross, Waldemar Anton — there is a striking lack of leadership on the pitch.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Though Gad was on a track and the career train was moving, Mardi Gras represented something even more worrying than a potential cinematic bomb.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Worrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worrying. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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