Definition of "worrit" [wor•rit]

• Worry; anxiety. (noun)
• One who worries excessively or unnecessarily. (noun)
• To worry, to be anxious. (verb)

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• "Mr.D. Semple informs us that, so recently as 1697, six poor creatures were convicted of this crime before the regality of Paisley, and were "worrit" and burned to death on the"
• "An 'yit you did go an' worrit 'er, a-arstin' 'er a lot o' questions about 'er father."
• "She warned me earnestly, however, not to "worrit" the girl by asking her all sorts of questions. '"