worry
verb (used without object)
to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
was worrying
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past progressiveof worry.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And no one was worrying about the draft two months down the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Indeed, the show’s greatest source of tension for me was worrying whether they’d get to remain pals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
It’s not something I had even considered while I was worrying about the cut, carat, clarity and color.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
It was a thrill-fest but it was worrying, too.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Yet...and yet, she was worrying about things that had not happened, just like grown-ups.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
