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Worrisome vs Worrying - What's the difference?

worrisome | worrying |

As adjectives the difference between worrisome and worrying

is that worrisome is causing worry; perturbing or vexing while worrying is inducing worry.

As a verb worrying is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun worrying is

the act of worrying or harassing somebody.

worrisome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.
  • Said of a person: inclined to worry.

    • worrying

    English

    (wikipedia worrying)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inducing worry.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Moldova did give England's under-employed keeper Joe Hart a worrying moment when Igor Armas sent a free header wide but otherwise it was an easy night.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of worrying or harassing somebody.
  • * Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
    • 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.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "worrying")