worry
/ˈwʌɹ.i/ noun A1- A strong feeling of anxiety. · I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.
- An instance or cause of such a feeling. · My main worry is that I'll miss the train.
- A person who causes worry.
Plural worries
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Don’t worry, dear grandpapa,” said she, endeavoring to smile; “it is nothing—it is nothing; I was giddy, that is all.”
The Lion would have preferred a bed of dried leaves in the forest, and did not like being shut up in a room; but he had too much sense to let this worry him, so he sprang upon the bed and rolled himself up like a cat and purred himself asleep in a minute.
“I am anxious to get back to my aunt and uncle, for I am sure they will worry about me.
“It’s no use to say don’t worry.
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