: 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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Some worrying signs have emerged.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The technology also has a worrying dystopian side.
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april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
The untitled event film was ready to shoot in Los Angeles this summer, amid a worrying decline in productions rooted in the heart of Hollywood.
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The worrying thing for England right now is that, just as Tuchel said, none of their attacking players apart from Kane are in sparkling form.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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John Liu, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The technology also has a worrying dystopian side.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
The untitled event film was ready to shoot in Los Angeles this summer, amid a worrying decline in productions rooted in the heart of Hollywood.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
The worrying thing for England right now is that, just as Tuchel said, none of their attacking players apart from Kane are in sparkling form.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for worrying
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“Worrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worrying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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