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worrying
(worry|ing)
Pronunciation:
/ˈwʌrɪɪŋ/
adjective
causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming:
a worrying health risk
Derivatives
worryingly
adverb
[
as submodifier
]
:
trade deficits are worryingly large
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