to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.

to move with effort

an old car worrying uphill.

to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague.

to seize, esp. by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.

to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.

a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.

a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble.

act of worrying.

Fox Hunting . the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox. ?

worry along or through, Informal . to progress or succeed by constant effort, despite difficulty

to worry through an intolerable situation.

noun

calmness , reassurance

verb

reassure

noun

anguish , annoyance , apprehension , bad news * , care , concern , disquiet , distress , disturbance , doubt , fear , headache * , heartache * , irritation , misery , misgiving , nag * , pain * , perplexity , pest , plague , presentiment , problem , torment , torture , trial , uncertainty , uneasiness , vexation , woe , worriment , angst , anxiousness , disquietude , nervousness , solicitude , unease , trouble , anxiety , bugaboo , burden , complication , consternation , discomfiture , fantod , harassment , nightmare

verb

afflict , aggrieve , agonize , ail , annoy , attack , bedevil , beleaguer , beset , bite one’s nails , bother , brood , bug * , chafe , concern oneself , depress , despair , disquiet , distress , disturb , dun , feel uneasy , fret , gnaw at , goad , go for * , harass , harry , hassle , have qualms , hector , importune , irritate , needle , oppress , persecute , perturb , pester , plague , stew * , sweat out * , take on , tantalize , tear , tease , test , torment , torture , trouble , try , unsettle , upset , vex , wince , writhe , wrong , cark , concern , bait , dwell , mope , anguish , anxiety , badger , be anxious , be solicitous , burden , care , disconcert , disturbance , dread , faze , fear , fidget , fuss , gnaw , millstone , pother , stew , struggle , suffer , uneasiness , woe