Worry

So you go along for a long time / And nothing seems to worry your mind / But what it adds up to / It's the side effect / That finally gets to you

Your tone of voice worries me.

That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.

The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.

Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.

This is the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that ate the Malt, that lay in the Houſe that Jack built.

Christian paced the caravan, worrying his beard.

So what if I wanted to touch my nose to the windshield? Who was it hurting? Why was it that he could repeatedly worry his change and bite his lower lip without the threat of punishment?

No stories, no arguments. He just worries his prayer beads.

We read (Law's Memor. Pref. lix.) that "one John Brugh, a notorious warlock (wizard) in the parochin of Fossoquhy, by the space of thirty-six years, was worried at a stake and burned, 1643."

I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.

"Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."

My main worry is that I'll miss the train.

They could never make him speak a word, although he was old enough, in short, he was a perfect worry night and day.