trouble
verb (used with object)
to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
troubling
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present participleof trouble.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Stafford’s heartbreak reveals a troubling evolution in romance scams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
"Meghan warned over father 8 years ago," says the Daily Telegraph, with Markle sharing on Friday that she received a letter containing "troubling and disturbing allegations" about her father in 2018.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
But what we saw in the briefing room this week was far more troubling than one woman falling on her face.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nearly five decades of satellite observations reveal a troubling transformation in the Arctic, where sea ice is shrinking in both summer and winter, and much of the remaining ice is becoming younger and thinner.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
That is what two professors from Columbia University, Sheena Iyengar and Raymond Fisman, have done, and they have discovered that if you make people explain themselves, something very strange and troubling happens.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
