How to pronounce worry
American English pronunciation
WUR-ee
- IPA
- /ˈwɝi/
- Syllables
- WUR · ee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What worry means
Most people know worry in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To bite and shake something, as a dog does
In a sentence: The puppy liked to worry the old sock, growling and shaking it from side to side.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for gripping by the throat. It is related to wring.
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