🇬🇧🇪🇸 worryingly - preocupantemente : English Lesson
adverb
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Meaning of "worryingly" ("preocupantemente"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
“Worryingly” describes how something happens when it makes people feel nervous or scared that something bad could happen. If something is happening worryingly, it doesn’t mean something terrible has happened yet, but it looks or sounds like trouble might be coming, so people start to feel uneasy or afraid.
The soup was bubbling worryingly, as if it was practicing volcano eruptions for science class.
Our teacher smiled worryingly when she said, “Today’s math test will be fun.”
The storm clouds moved in worryingly quickly, like they had just remembered they were late for a thunder party.
The smell from my gym shoes spread worryingly across the room, chasing everyone to the windows.
Dad’s cooking started to smoke worryingly, and even the fire alarm cleared its throat nervously.
A boy watched a kite wobble worryingly over the cliff, a dog barked worryingly at the wind, a small boat drifted worryingly toward jagged rocks, the tide crept worryingly up the sand, and the girl's face went worryingly white — then a strong hand pulled her back and everyone sighed.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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