worry

choke, strangle

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 2 Syllable

worry

3 Phonemes

w er E

onset, rime

- -

Morpheme

worry

Sentence Examples

We didn't want you to worry.

Don't make your parents worry.

When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry.

His poor health worries me.

It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.

We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.

She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.

His high blood pressure is cause for worry.

Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.

His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.

His mother's health is a constant worry.

Related Words

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Collocations

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