- OE. worowenwirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in āwyrgan; akin to D. worgenwurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. würgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring
- To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; That dog that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood.
- To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.A churchworriedwith reformation.Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure.Worry him out till he gives consent.
- To harass with labor; to fatigue.Colloq
