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worrited

worrited is the simple past and past participle of worrit.

Meaning of worrit

Verb

worrit (third-person singular simple present worrits, present participle worriting, simple past and past participle worrited or worrit)

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, transitive) To cause (someone) to be anxious; to worry.
    • “Yes; don't worrit your poor mother,” said Mrs. Sanders. “She's quite enough to worrit her, as it is, without you, Tommy,” said Mrs. Cluppins, with sympathising resignation.1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, chapter XXVI, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC, page 271
  2. (dialectal, intransitive, nonstandard) To be anxious; to worry.
    • Well Sir, would you believe it, there’s that in Mr Pontifex’s face which is just like young Watkins; he looks that worrited and scrunched up at times, but it’s never for the same reason, […]1873–1884 (date written), Samuel Butler, edited by R[ichard] A[lexander] Streatfeild, The Way of All Flesh, London: Grant Richards, published 1903, →OCLC

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Questions about worrited

What is worrited the simple past and past participle of?
Worrited is the simple past and past participle of worrit.

Words near worrited in the dictionary

  1. worrisomely
  2. worrisomeness
  3. worrisomer
  4. worrisomest
  5. worrit
  6. worrited
  7. worriter
  8. worriters
  9. worriting
  10. worritings
  11. worrits

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