Main entry: worrying
Definition: the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
Usage: vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
Main entry: badgering, bedevilment, worrying, torment
Definition: the act of harassing someone
Main entry: perturbing, worrisome, worrying, troubling, distressful, distressing, disturbing
Definition: causing distress or worry or anxiety
Usage: distressing (or disturbing) news; lived in heroic if something distressful isolation; a disturbing amount of crime; a revelation that was most perturbing; a new and troubling thought; in a particularly worrisome predicament; a worrying situation; a worrying time