- present participle of trouble.
troubling
Example Sentences
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He ended up both spying on G42 and also helping the U.A.E. clean up the troubling issues he discovered, according to accounts of his activities provided to The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Residents have been receiving troubling calls from people pretending to be their grandchildren, swindling them out of thousands of dollars.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Overlaying the rescue of the boy and the identification of the abductor is a nuanced and troubling examination of trauma and how it creates its own kind of prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Two lawmakers who endorsed Platner in March rescinded their support with Sen Gallego calling the allegations "troubling and deeply serious" and Heinrich describing it as "appalling".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Even more troubling was something Kermit found while walking near the campsite—two freshly cut branches, laid carefully side by side, in plain view.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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