Concerning vs Worrying - What's the difference?
concerning | worrying |
Causing concern; worrisome.
(obsolete) important
* South
Regarding, respecting.
* Bible, Numbers x. 29
That which one is concerned in; one's business.
* William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
Inducing worry.
* {{quote-news
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The act of worrying or harassing somebody.
* Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
As adjectives the difference between concerning and worrying
is that concerning is causing concern; worrisome while worrying is inducing worry.As verbs the difference between concerning and worrying
is that concerning is present participle of lang=en while worrying is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between concerning and worrying
is that concerning is that which one is concerned in; one's business while worrying is the act of worrying or harassing somebody.As a preposition concerning
is regarding, respecting.concerning
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- So great and so concerning truth.
Preposition
(English prepositions)- The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- We shall write to you, / As Time and our Concernings shall importune, / How it goes with us, and do look to know / What doth befall you here.
worrying
English
(wikipedia worrying)Adjective
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.
