Thesaurus / worry
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In sheer nervousness, Hilda also dropped to her knees on the hearthrug, and began to worry the fire with the poker.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTHis only worry at the time lay in the dark sky above and the blue-white stabs of lightning that promised an electrical storm.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSNo, there was nothing to worry about as long as that relentless hunter of criminals known as the Black Hood kept off their tail.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSI should worry if Burd has a dozen maiden aunts,” observed Amy scornfully, “and they all knitted him red wristlets!
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSEMatt began to appreciate the difficulties ahead of him and to worry a little about the outcome.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSDepend upon it the life you would lead under his eye would be one of constant restraint and worry.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEWell, I dont know as we need to worry about her, said Jess, shrugging her shoulders.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON"There, don't worry; I'll see you have much better ones; those you wore were in awful condition," replied Mr. Chittenden.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNThese rascals take good care to be non-sensational in their methods, and what the San Franciscan doesn't see doesn't worry him.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONThis strip caused the worry when Scattergood needed attention distracted the most.
SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLANDWORDS RELATED TO WORRY
- acts upon
- actuates
- animates
- arouses
- bulldozes
- chases
- coerces
- compels
- constrains
- dogs
- egg on
- encourages
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- goads
- gooses
- harasses
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- herds
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- instigates
- kicks
- lean on
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- nags
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- overburdens
- overworks
- pounds
- presses
- pressures
- prods
- prompts
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- pushes
- puts up to
- railroads
- rides herd on
- rouses
- rushes
- sends
- shepherds
- shoves
- spirits up
- spurs
- steamrolls
- stimulates
- works on
- worries
- accelerate
- agitate
- amaze
- anger
- animate
- annoy
- arouse
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- awaken
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- delight
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- electrify
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- worry
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- electrifies
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- works up
- worries
- abhorrence
- agitation
- alarm
- angst
- anxiety
- apprehension
- apprehensiveness
- aversion
- awe
- bête noire
- chickenheartedness
- cold feet
- cold sweat
- concern
- consternation
- cowardice
- creeps
- despair
- discomposure
- dismay
- disquietude
- distress
- doubt
- dread
- faintheartedness
- fearfulness
- foreboding
- fright
- funk
- horror
- jitters
- misgiving
- nightmare
- panic
- phobia
- presentiment
- qualm
- recreancy
- reverence
- revulsion
- scare
- suspicion
- terror
- timidity
- trembling
- trepidation
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- worry
- anticipate
- apprehend
- avoid
- be afraid
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- be disquieted
- be frightened
- be in awe
- blanch
- break out in a sweat
- cower
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- expect
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- have butterflies
- have qualms
- lose courage
- quail
- quaver
- shrink
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- shun
- shy
- start
- suspect
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- wilt
- worry
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- apprehending
- avoiding
- be disquieting
- being afraid
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- being frightened
- being in awe
- blanching
- breaking out in a sweat
- cowering
- crouching
- daring not
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- expecting
- faltering
- feeling concern
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- having butterflies
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- quailing
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- shrinking
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- shunning
- shying
- starting
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- trembling
- wilting
- worrying
- abhorrence
- agitations
- angst
- anxieties
- aversions
- awe
- bête noires
- chickenheartednesses
- cold feets
- cold sweats
- concerns
- consternation
- cowardice
- creeps
- despair
- discomposure
- dismay
- disquietudes
- distress
- doubts
- dreads
- faintheartednesses
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- horrors
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- presentiments
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- recreancies
- reverences
- revulsion
- scares
- suspicions
- terrors
- timidities
- tremblings
- tremors
- trepidations
- unease
- uneasiness
- worries
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