the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
If something is worrying, it causes people to worry. It's worrying that they're doing things without training. a new and worrying report about smoking. + worryingly wor·ry·ing·ly The rate of assaults was worryingly high. something that is worrying makes you feel anxious or worried
causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw