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troubling

/tɹˈʌbʌlɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Troubling means: causing distress or worry or anxiety.

Synonyms for troubling8

adjective, as in causing distress or worry or anxiety

distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, worrisome, worrying, heavy

also used for troubling

alarming

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What does troubling mean?1

adjective

1

causing distress or worry or anxiety“distressing (or disturbing) news”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with troubling?2

three syllables

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Troubling in a sentence

  • You're always troubling yourself over trivial things, aren't you?tsp_2
  • My arm has been troubling me ever since my accident.sharptoothed
  • I just had a troubling phone conversation with her.felidad
  • The thought of being without his vehicle for an extended period was troubling.Nuel
  • A black crocodile, troubling his rest, grabbed him suddenly by his rough and heavy foot.Scott
  • There's something troubling you, isn't there?CK
  • He was ashamed of troubling you.shanghainese
  • This problem was troubling us until last night when we found the cause and fixed it.vicch

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