verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.
- I worry whenever my sister drives home late at night in the rain.
- Don't worry — the flight isn't until tomorrow.
- She worried about the exam for weeks beforehand.
verb To cause someone anxiety or distress.
- Her constant coughing worries the doctor more than she is willing to admit.
- Does it worry you that the shop is always empty?
- It worries me that he still hasn't called back.
verb (of a dog) To bite and shake something repeatedly.
- Our puppy loves to worry a knotted rope until he falls asleep.
- The spaniel worried the toy in the garden, growling happily as it shook.
- The terrier worried the old slipper until it tore apart.
noun A feeling of anxiety, or something that causes it.
- Her main worry before the trip was whether the neighbors would feed the cat.
- Money is his biggest worry right now.
- It's just a small worry, nothing serious.
