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sheep-worrying

Meaning of "sheep-worrying" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SHEEP-WORRYING

ˈʃiːpˌwʌrɪɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHEEP-WORRYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sheep-Worrying is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHEEP-WORRYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sheep-worrying in the English dictionary

The definition of sheep-worrying in the dictionary is the act of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHEEP-WORRYING

blackberrying · buying · copying · crying · dairying · dying · flying · hurrying · lying · outlying · playing · quarrying · saying · trying · unhurrying · unvarying · unwearying · varying · wearying · worrying

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEEP-WORRYING

sheep farming · sheep ked · sheep measles · sheep race · sheep run · sheep sorrel · sheep station · sheep tick · sheep track · sheep-dip · sheep´s eyes · sheep´s fescue · sheep´s sorrel · sheepberry · sheepcot · sheepcote · sheepdog · sheepdog trial · sheepfold · sheephead

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEEP-WORRYING

accompanying · annoying · bullying · card-carrying · drying · frying · home-buying · horrifying · laying · nondrying · praying · prying · qualifying · quick-drying · role playing · role-playing · satisfying · spin-drying · terrifying · underlying

Synonyms and antonyms of sheep-worrying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sheep-worrying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEEP-WORRYING

Find out the translation of sheep-worrying to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sheep-worrying from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sheep-worrying» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

羊堪忧
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

- ovejas preocupante
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sheep-worrying
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भेड़ों की चिंता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأغنام مقلق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

овец - тревожная
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ovelha - preocupante
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মেষ-উদ্বেগজনক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

moutons inquiétante
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bimbang bimbang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schafbesorgniserregend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

羊心配
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

양 - 걱정
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wedi-kuwatir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cừu đáng lo ngại
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடு வருந்ததக்க
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मेंढी-चिंताग्रस्त
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Koyun-endişe verici
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pecore - preoccupante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Niepokojącym owiec
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

овець - тривожна
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

- oi îngrijorătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόβατα - ανησυχητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skape - kommerwekkende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sheep - oroande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sau - bekymrings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sheep-worrying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEEP-WORRYING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sheep-worrying

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEEP-WORRYING»

Discover the use of sheep-worrying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sheep-worrying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Country Pillow Book
From my own experience, I know that sheep worrying dogs come in many guises and even the most placid animals can turn into rabid beasts at the sight of a helpless flock, usually without a ram to protect it. My golden labrador Duke, now long ...
David Kavanagh, 2006
2
Meaning and Humour
If so, “sheep worrying” is a nominalisation of an underlying effective clause, with an unspecified instigator; if not, “sheep worrying” is a nominalisation of an underlying middle clause in which the sheep are medium. In (2) “kicking” is, however, ...
Andrew Goatly, 2012
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The Chow Chow - A Complete Anthology of the Dog -
Any one who knows Chows will know what the next words will be—sheep- worrying. I have owned Chows that have been cured of this fault, but they are the exception. Once they take to it, it seems like opium-smoking: the vice grows on them, ...
Various
4
New Zealand Master Tax Guide (2013 edition)
Compensation for sheep-worrying damage The Commissioner permits a farmer a deduction for any compensation paid in respect of any sheep-worrying damage the fanner's working dogs might have done. The compensation is returned as ...
CCH New Zealand Ltd, 2013
5
Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management
... Suffolk Swaledale Welsh Hill Speckled Face Welsh Mountain White Face Dartmoor sheep dog trials sheep worrying See WORRYING LIVESTOCK Sheldrick, Daphne (1934–) ThewifeofthelateDavidSheldrick ( thefirstwardenofTSAVOEast.
Paul A. Rees, 2013
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HOUSE OF COMMONS ( PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE)
Dogs, sheep worrying by, 129-30. Fish, white, subsidy, 75. Food supplies : Bacon , wholesale price, 755. Home production in certain years, 35-6~ Meat: from Argentine, 153. Imported : Fitness for human consumption, measures re, 154. Stocks ...
HANSARD, 1955
7
PJ Harvey: Siren Rising
From 1982 to 1983, the trio gigged solidly around the West Country, recording several demos and appearing on no less than three indie compilations distributed by the Bridgewater-based Sheep Worrying fanzine. A cassette, Burnt Offerings, ...
James R. Blandford, 2009
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From the Vikings to the Reformation: A Chronicle of the ...
... maintenance in proportion to the number of sheep they owned". It is clear from the Sheep Letter that dogs were used in "working" sheep, but also that they were a menace so far as sheep-worrying was concerned, and provision was made in ...
George Vaughan Chichester Young, 1979
9
The Fell Terrier
It is perhaps vital that the huntsman of the fell packs should know something at least of sheep farming, for not only are they required to control sheep-worrying foxes, but the fell pack committees have a rather curious, almost feudal system ...
Brian Plummer, 1998
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You, Your Dog and the Law. A Dog Owners Guide in England and ...
Sheep worrying was brought to the fore some years ago, although it is not as prominent in the press as it used to be it is still a big issue for farmers. A marked number of sheep and lambs are lost every year due to dog worrying, this is not just ...
Laceyn Thorpe LLB (Hons), Antonella Ruscitto, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEEP-WORRYING»

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Dog owners warned of sheep worrying after farmer shoots two dogs
Officers attended and interviewed the men under caution, reporting them on suspicion of hare-coursing and sheep-worrying. An investigation into the incident is ... «Canterbury Times, May 15»
2
Police issue sheep worrying warning after two dogs shot dead on …
Officers attended and interviewed the men under caution, reporting them on suspicion of hare-coursing and sheep-worrying. An investigation is ongoing. «Kent Online, May 15»
3
Farming: Owners of sheep-worrying dogs need bitten
This week, the National Sheep Association (NSA) produced statistics which showed the scale of sheep worrying and killing that goes on with dogs and it is pretty ... «Scotsman, May 13»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sheep-Worrying [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sheep-worrying>. May 2024 ».
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