wherrit

British  

/ ˈwɛrɪt /

verb

1. to worry or cause to worry

2. (intr) to complain or moan

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Etymology

Origin of wherrit

perhaps from thwert, obsolete variant of _thwart ; compare _worrit

Example Sentences

De doctor say de ku’nel ’ud do fus-class ef he only would n’t wherrit so, but he do nothin’ but toss an’ act rambunctious, an’ dat keep de wound fretted an’ him feverish.”

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

Miller, what with the French, and what with my nephew Festus, I assure ye my life is nothing but wherrit from morning to night. 

From The Trumpet-Major by Hardy, Thomas

And don’t you wherrit about your lodgings, if you ’re short of cash.

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

You see I don’t like to wherrit people with my old stories; but when I can get any one to listen I du like to talk a bit.

From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville

I don’t want the poor fellow to have aught to wherrit him.

From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Madison, Lucy Foster