worriting

Now, Miss Primrose, to think of you creeping up like this, and 'worriting' yourself over the secrets in the little bit of a cabinet.

The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls L. T. Meade 1884

He began abusing her violently for letting spies up into her room, and turning against him, that let her have her house-room, and "worriting" them all with her hypocritical ways.

The Carbonels Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

"worriting" to bring them to the scratch, like some persons, who require to get their dander up before they'll show fight.

Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 Various

If someone of a particular race, sexuality, religion or culture is offended, then it is up to THEM to say so, not for others to sneak around worriting that to say something, do something or post a picture of a cake portraying of a traditional figure may "cause offence".

Christmas in July: Going Dutch Jen 2009

Mrs. Maggot will be worriting with the night getting thick. '

The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

I went on right well there, and understood the clergyman very well, and I should have done to this day, if it hadn't been for my missus; she's always worriting herself about her state, and she happened to hear this Mr Clayton, and nothing would please her but we must join his congregation, the whole biling lot of us, and get elected, as they call it.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 Various

"Now, whoever is that worriting this time of the night?"

The Imaginary Marriage Henry St. John Cooper

It ain't loud, p'r'aps, but it's worriting -- very worriting.

The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol 1915

She held that worriting the Almighty eternally about all sorts of nonsense, as some people do who pray for "direction" and weather, etc., was bad form to say the least of it.

The Ghost Girl 1907

If you talked you was noisy and worriting, and if you didn't talk you was sulky; but this time 'e sat quite still and didn't interfere a bit.

Light Freights 1903