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troubling

SayTRUB-ling/ˈtɹʌblɪŋ/

Noun pluraltroublings

3 meanings of troubling

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Making someone feel worried, upset, or uneasy.

    Like a small noise at night that keeps you awake, worrying about what it might be.

    The news about the floods was troubling to everyone in town.

    She found his long silence deeply troubling.

    Similarworrying, disturbing, alarming, concerning, unsettling

    Oppositereassuring, comforting, encouraging

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of trouble. Use it when something is bothering or upsetting someone right now.

    What is troubling you today?

    The loud party next door was troubling the baby all evening.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of bothering or upsetting someone.

    Like poking a calm pond until the water gets stirred up and muddy.

    The troubling of his sleep left him exhausted by morning.

    She apologized for the troubling of her old friend.

    Similardisturbance, disruption, harassment

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troubling is a form of trouble

trouble, verb: To make someone worried or upset, or to feel worried. Full entry

Forms
troubletroubles he/she/ittroubling -ing formtroubled past tense, past participle
Spelling
trouble → troubling: drop the e, add -ing

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