worry atsomething
phrasal verbwithworryverbuk/ˈwʌr.i/us/ˈwɝː.i/
(OBJECT)
toshake,pullat, ortouchsomethingrepeatedly:
Thedogwasworryingatitsbone.
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- brandish
- flap
- flourish
- fluffsomethingup
- jitter
- joggle
- pulse
- reverberate
- rocky
- shakiness
- shimmy
- stir
- stirsomethingup
- sweep
- teeter
- thrashing
- wag
- wobble
- wobbler
- wobbly
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Making short, sudden movements
(PROBLEM)
mainlyUK
tokeeptryingtofinda way ofsolvingaproblem:
She'llworryat thosefiguresuntil she'ssurethey've been donecorrectly.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- rumination
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection