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worry

(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

Origin: From , werien, wirien, wirwen, wyryȝen, from , from , from . Cognate with , wurgen, . Compare , , , Russian (poetic) отверза́ть. Related to wring. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “My white British middle class gay brother is heading off to Disney Florida with his husband today. I really don't know what to think of this. Genuinely complicated feelings. Worry about his safety but also reflecting on his relative privilege.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NEWS: Richard de Coverly is a paramedic and head of operations at the air ambulance charity that covers Kent. He says increasing fuel costs are a real worry #kmfmnews”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “i get 6hours a night (the max i can sleep in general!) so that's not a worry of mine, awaaa”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hey, hey, don't worry, everything is going to be alright, it's better that those thoughts to be outside than inside, yeah? Just, hold on”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The reason Mozilla et al. are protesting the standarization of this API is not because they disagree with downloading local models to your box - they worry that it's going to be *Google's local models* downloaded as the default.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.

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  • “I am replaying SoS: A Wonderful Life before bed and someone wasn’t impressed that I had to choose a dog 😅 ( don’t worry, Wesley, I always name my dog after you <3 )”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sending mom last details about her upcoming visit, and it just occured to me how uh threatening we sound. Normal people: "Please don't worry about doing any housework during your stay." Lebanese: "I don't want to see you cleaning anything while you're here!"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Awh, look at you, so concerned with keeping my boots in good condition! Adorable. Don't worry, my hound can teach you. Imagine that, a "handler" beneath a dog ;)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “bitch you have literally no reason to be yelling abuse at me through the bathroom window, go worry about your own family”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Being a leader of a mafia is real "dirty" work, but it's gotta get done! 🩸🏏🐺🌰 Don't worry folks it's just ketchup I had a major spill in the mall's food court. [ www.deviantart.com/yukigoomba/a... ] [ #art | #Artwork | #Vtuber | #YukiGoomArt ]”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.

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  • “They'll only worry about it when the boomerang swings back and then it will be a bit too late”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I do worry elements within Labour would rather force an early election and cede power to Reform than allow policy to tack slightly left”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Back to the grind today? 👀 Don’t worry, here’s a new episode filled with amazing games to make it fly in 😉⬇️”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I'm mostly saying it so that people don't need to worry I spose. The way I see it, if I'm good enough to say it out loud then I'm already on a good path to sorting it out, and don't worry I've been talking to peeps about it a lil at least!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “We worry about ecological collapse, but we already live in the middle of it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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