Troubling

Definition: Troubling

Troubling

Adjective

1. Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time".

Date "troubling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Synonyms: Troubling

Synonyms: distressful (adj), distressing (adj), disturbing (adj), perturbing (adj), worrisome (adj), worrying (adj). (additional references)

Crosswords: Troubling

English words defined with "troubling": annoyance, annoying ♦ carefreeness, clear ♦ distressful, distressing, disturb, disturbing ♦ insouciance, irritation ♦ lightheartedness, lightsomeness ♦ perturbing ♦ relieve ♦ trouble ♦ unbosom, upset ♦ vexation ♦ worrisome, worrying. (references)

Specialty definitions using "troubling": Badinguet ♦ HEAVEN ♦ repose. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Indeed, I found your account of Christine Day's performance, some what troubling. Could it be that we saw different shows? (The Phantom of the Opera; writing credit: Gerry O'Hara) Listen, Dexter, is there something troubling you? (The Tall Guy; writing credit: Richard Curtis)
Lyrics	Don't spare me anything troubling. (Trouble Me; performing artist: 10,000 Maniacs)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Lifescripts for Family and Friends: What to Say in 101 of Life's Most Troubling and Uncomfortable Situations (reference) Made not Born: The Troubling World of Biotechnology (reference) Troubling a Star (reference) Troubling Biblical Waters: Race, Class, and Family (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Studies in North American Black Religion, Vol 3) (reference) Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law & Literature (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	When the wicked cease from troubling --. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Francis Thompson	All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Cosette, without troubling herself with trying to understand anything about it, was inexpressibly happy with her doll and her good friend.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	The troubling odour of the long corridors of Clongowes came back to him and he heard the discreet murmur of the burning gasflames.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		You should visit your doctor if you have these troubling symptoms. (references)
		For Duchenne muscular dystrophy, corticosteroids may help, but have side effects that can be especially troubling with children. (references)
		Moreover, incomplete information on the natural history of dental caries, the inability to accurately identify early lesions and/or lesions that are actively progressing, and the absence of objective diagnostic methods are troubling. (references)
Business		Questions of taxation of electronic transactions, and of import duties on such transactions when they cross international boundaries, may be the most difficult and potentially troubling issues that governments must confront as e-Commerce grows. (references)
Economic History	Philippines	Also troubling are charges that judges are bribed to issue decisions favorable to a particular interest. (references)
	Germany	Drastic changes in the socioeconomic landscape brought about by reunification have resulted in troubling social problems. (references)
	Sri Lanka	Corruption appears to be most troubling in large projects as well as government procurement and tendering, especially in military and defense purchases. (references)
Political Economy	MALAYSIA	However, the recently enacted Malaysian franchise law contains some provisions that are troubling to international franchisors including disclosure requirements, regulation of the relationship between the franchisor and the franchise, the role of the Malaysian government in franchising, and some differences in the treatment of domestic and foreign franchisors. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	REPOSE, v.i. To cease from troubling.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	But over it all-wealth, and promise, and expectation-lies our troubling awareness of American men at war tonight.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Troubling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 89.43% of the time. "Troubling" is used about 123 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	89.43%	110	30,952
Adjective (general or positive)	10.57%	13	97,576
Total	100.00%	123	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "troubling".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Hena	N/A	Biblical	Troubling
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Language		Translations for "troubling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏مقلق (bothering, disconcerting, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troublesome, upsetting, worrisome, worrying), ‏إقلاق (perturbation). (various references)

Chinese		麻烦 (Bothersome, trouble, troubled, troublesome). (various references)

French		trouble (trouble). (various references)

German		störend (deranging, distempering, disturbing, disturbingly, incommoding, interfering, objectionable, parasetical, parasitic, perturbing, upsetting). (various references)

Hebrew		�"כב�"�" (bother, burden, imposition, inconvenience), �"טרח�" (annoyance, bothering), טרח� ות (annoying, bothering), טר�"� ות (bother, distress, trouble). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		気兼ね (diffidence, fear of troubling someone, feeling constraint, having scruples about doing something, hesitance), 幻怪 (strange or mysterious and troubling). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きがね (diffidence, fear of troubling someone, feeling constraint, having scruples about doing something, hesitance), �'�"かい (bound, dictionary, limit, strange or mysterious and troubling, strict guard, wordbook). (various references)

Korean		� 생 (trouble). (various references)

Manx		boireydagh. (various references)

Pig Latin		oublingtray

Romanian		deranjare (annoyance, derangement, dislocation, disturbance, interruption, invasion). (various references)

Russian		за беспокойство (for troubling, for troubling you). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 17, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	WV de egnwsan oi apo thV qessalonikhV ioudaioi oti kai en th beroia kathggelh upo tou paulou o logoV tou qeou hlqon kakei saleuonteV touV oclouV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Cum autem cognovissent in Thessalonica Iudaei quia et Beroeae praedicatum est a Paulo verbum Dei venerunt et illuc commoventes et turbantes multitudinem
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But whanne the Jewis in Tessalonyk hadden knowe, that also at Bero the word of God was prechid of Poul, thei camen thidir, mouynge and disturblynge the multitude.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	When the Iewes of Thessalonia had knowledge that ye worde of God was preached of Paul at Berrea they came there and moved the people.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Acts Chapter 17, Verse 13
Albanian	Por, kur Judenjtë e Thesalonikit morën vesh se fjala e Perëndisë ishte shpallur nga Pali edhe në Berea, shkuan edhe atje dhe e turbulluan turmën.
Cebuano	Apan sa pagkahibalo sa mga Judio sa Tesalonica nga sa Berea usab gimantala ni Pablo ang pulong sa Dios, sila nangadto usab didto, nga nanagsiba ug nagpagubot sa mga panon sa katawhan.
Croatian	Ali kad su solunski Židovi doznali da Pavao i u Bereji navješæuje rijeè Božju, odoše te i ondje podjariše i uzbuniše svjetinu.
Danish	Men da Jøderne i Thessalonika fik at vide, at Guds Ord blev forkyndt af Paulus også i Berøa, kom de og vakte også der Røre og Bevægelse iblandt Skarerne.
Dutch	Maar als de Joden van Thessalonica verstonden, dat het Woord Gods ook te Berea van Paulus verkondigd werd, kwamen zij ook daar en bewogen de scharen.
Finnish	Mutta kun Tessalonikan juutalaiset saivat tietää, että Paavali Bereassakin julisti Jumalan sanaa, tulivat he sinnekin yllyttämään ja kiihoittamaan kansaa.
French	Mais, quand les Juifs de Thessalonique surent que Paul annonçait aussi � Bérée la parole de Dieu, ils vinrent y agiter la foule.
German	Als aber die Juden von Thessalonich erfuhren, daß auch zu Beröa das Wort Gottes von Paulus verkündigt würde, kamen sie und bewegten auch allda das Volk.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika orang-orang Yahudi di Tesalonika mendengar bahwa Paulus mengabarkan juga perkataan Allah di Berea, mereka pun datang di Berea dan menghasut serta membuat orang-orang di situ menjadi gelisah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi apabila diketahui oleh orang Yahudi di Tesalonika itu akan hal firman Allah itu sudah diberitakan juga di Berea oleh Paulus, maka datanglah mereka itu ke sana, demikian juga menghasut dan mengharu orang banyak.
Italian	Ma quando i Giudei di Tessalonica vennero a sapere che anche a Berèa era stata annunziata da Paolo la parola di Dio, andarono anche col� ad agitare e sobillare il popolo.
Latvian	Kad Tesalonîkes jûdi uzzinâja, ka Pâvils Berojâ sludina Dieva vârdu, tie nâca arî uz turieni, uzbudinâdami un uztraukdami ïaudis.
Maori	Otira, i te mohiotanga o nga Hurai o Teharonika, tera te kupu a te Atua te kauwhautia ana e Paora ki Peria, ka haere hoki ratou ki reira ki te whakaoho, ki te whakararuraru i nga mano.
Norwegian	Men da jødene i Tessalonika fikk vite at Guds ord blev forkynt av Paulus også i Berøa, kom de dit og opegget folket der også.
Portuguese	Mas, logo que os judeus de Tessalônica souberam que também em Beréia era anunciada por Paulo a palavra de Deus, foram lá agitar e sublevar as multidões.
Rumanian	Dar Iudeii din Tesalonic, cknd au aflat cq Pavel vestea Cuvkntul lui Dumnezeu wi kn Berea, au venit acolo, ca sq turbure wi sq aykye noroadele.
Shuar	Túrasha Tisarúnikianmaya Israer-shuarka Papru Yus-Chichaman Piría péprunam étserun antukar nui weriar charaatum awajiarmiayi.
Swahili	Lakini, Wayahudi wa Thesalonika walipogundua kwamba Paulo alikuwa anahubiri neno la Mungu huko Berea, walikwenda huko, wakaanza kufanya fujo na kuchochea makundi ya watu.
Uma	Uma mahae ngkai ree, to Yahudi to hi ngata Tesalonika mpo'epe karata-na wo'o-mi Paulus hi Berea mpokeni Lolita Alata'ala. Toe pai' kahilou-ra wo'o-mi hi Berea. Karata-ra hi ria, ra'ukei' pai' raranii' nono ntodea.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Troubling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Roebling, toribiong, triebling, troublings, trouling. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "troubling" (pronounced tru"buling or tru"bling)
6	-u" b u l i ng	bubbling, doubling, redoubling.
5	-b u l i ng	ambling, assembling, babbling, bumbling, crumbling, dabbling, disabling, dribbling, enabling, fumbling, gambling, gobbling, grumbling, hobbling, humbling, labeling, mislabeling, mumbling, nibbling, quibbling, resembling, rumbling, scrambling, scribbling, squabbling, stumbling, tabling, trembling, tumbling, warbling, wobbling.
4	-u l i ng	backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, boggling, bottling, bristling, bugling, bundling, bungling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, commingling, counseling, cradling, crippling, cycling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disgruntling, dismantling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, funneling, giggling, groveling, grueling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hassling, huddling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, jostling, juggling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mingling, modeling, mottling, muddling, muscling, paddling, paneling, parceling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, raveling, recycling, refueling, remodeling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, saddling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, stapling, stenciling, strangling, struggling, swiveling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, tripling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, waggling, wiggling, wrangling, wrinkling, yodeling.
3	-l i ng	ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling.
4	-b l i ng	dissembling, rambling, sibling.
3	-l i ng	ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-g-i-l-n-o-r-t-u"
	-1 letter: blurting, ringbolt.
	-2 letters: biltong, bolting, botulin, bruting, burling, butling, louring, louting, outgrin, outring, routing, touring.
	-3 letters: bluing, boring, brulot, burton, globin, goblin, lubing, luring, luting, orbing, outing, robing, rubigo, ruling, tiglon, toling, trigon, truing, tubing, unbolt, ungirt.
	-4 letters: bigot, bingo, biont, blunt, blurt, boing, bourg, bourn, bring, broil, bruin, bruit, brunt, built, burin, burnt.
	Words containing the letters "b-g-i-l-n-o-r-t-u"
	+2 letters: outbrawling.
	+3 letters: urbanologist.
	+4 letters: gubernatorial, thyroglobulin, troublemaking, urbanologists.
	+5 letters: neurobiologist, thyroglobulins, troublemakings.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
troubling a star	2
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Troubling

Definition: Troubling

Troubling

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Modern Usage: Troubling

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Francis Thompson

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Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

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Devil's Dictionary

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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