: 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
Examples of worrying in a Sentence
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s uneasy Game 1 start a fluke or a worrying sign?
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Still, the timing of Walz’s recent media blitz could be a worrying sign for Harris supporters.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
The public revelations could now force the West into a tricky balancing act with India, and come amid a worrying growth in transnational repression more globally, say watchdog groups.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
In a deeply worrying incident that occurred today, the entrance door of a U.N. position was deliberately breached by IDF armored vehicles.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Still, the timing of Walz’s recent media blitz could be a worrying sign for Harris supporters.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
The public revelations could now force the West into a tricky balancing act with India, and come amid a worrying growth in transnational repression more globally, say watchdog groups.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
In a deeply worrying incident that occurred today, the entrance door of a U.N. position was deliberately breached by IDF armored vehicles.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Worrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worrying. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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