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PRONUNCIATION OF WORRY BEADS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORRY BEADS

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Worry beads is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WORRY BEADS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

worry beads

Worry beads

Worry beads or kombolói, kompoloi (Greek: κομπολόι, IPA: , bead collection; plural: κομπολόγια, IPA: ) is a string of beads manipulated with one or two hands and used to pass time in Greek and Cypriot culture. Unlike the similar prayer beads used in many religious traditions, including the Greek Orthodox komboskini, worry beads have no religious or ceremonial purpose.

Definition of worry beads in the English dictionary

The definition of worry beads in the dictionary is a string of beads that when fingered or played with supposedly relieves nervous tension.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORRY BEADS

worral
worricow
worried
worried well
worriedly
worrier
worries
worriment
worrisome
worrisomely
worrisomeness
worrit
worry
worry line
worryguts
worrying
worryingly
worrywart
worse
worse luck!

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORRY BEADS

at loggerheads
Baily´s beads
beads
count one´s beads
hardheads
heads
jump leads
loggerheads
Meads
overheads
prayer beads
saffron threads
the heads
threads
turn heads

Synonyms and antonyms of worry beads in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «worry beads» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORRY BEADS

Find out the translation of worry beads to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of worry beads from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «worry beads» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忧珠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gotas de la preocupación
570 millions of speakers

English

worry beads
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिंता मोती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حبات القلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grânulos da preocupação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিন্তা জপমালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perles de soucis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Manik bimbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sorgenperlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悩みの数珠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걱정 구슬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ati-ati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lo lắng hạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவலை மணிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळजी मणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaygı boncukları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rosario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koraliki martwić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

margele griji
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κομπολόι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekommerd krale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bekymmers pärlor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bekymring perler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of worry beads

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORRY BEADS»

The term «worry beads» is normally little used and occupies the 109.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORRY BEADS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about worry beads

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORRY BEADS»

Discover the use of worry beads in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to worry beads and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Worrywart's Companion: Twenty-One Ways to Soothe ...
MEHER BABA Worry beads have been used for thousands of years as an adjunct to praying. Counting beads, as you hold them one by one, engages your fuigers and inind.When you're fidgety and tense, or bothered by intrusive thoughts, ...
Beverly A. Potter, 1997
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Worry Beads: A Novel
Traces events spanning the period from World War II to the late 1980's in the lives of two brothers and their families in a small town near Mississippi's Gulf coast
Kay Sloan, 1991
3
PSHE and Citizenship: Key Stage 2
Invite the children to complete Activity Sheet 16 by writing in any worries on the ' worry beads' that they or someone about the same age as them might have. For each worry, they can then write on a 'pearl of wisdom' what might help. N.B. Read  ...
Judy Hunter, Sheila Phillips, 2002
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Greece
A traditional pastime for Greek men in a kafeneion is to click away at their worry beads. The beads (.below) range from plastic to silver to mother-of-pearl and are strung on thread and held in the hand. The clicking sound that is made as the ...
Jill DuBois, Xenia Skoura, Olga Gatsaniti, 2002
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The Rosary: Worry Beads for Anxious Parents
Written from a parent's perspective, this collection of meditations on the mysteries of the rosary, including the five mysteries of light added by Pope John Paul II, can be read at the dentist's office or while waiting for soccer practice ...
Patricia M. Robertson, 2003
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Rick Steves' Greece: Athens & the Peloponnese
The longer you're in Greece, the more you'll notice it: Greeks everywhere spinning, stroking, fondling, and generally fidgeting with their worry beads. Greeks use these beaded strings to soothe themselves and get focused. ( Traditionally, only ...
Rick Steves, 2014
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Buds ... Blossoms ... Blooms
may call them Worry Beads, Komboloi, Tespih, Masbaha, Mala, or Prayer Beads. Whatever the name, they all help relieve stress and anxiety! Greek Worry Beads - Komboloi In northern Greece, worry beads are said to have started by monks ...
Noreen Jameson
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Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
In summary, during the second stage therapy will: □ Reinforce existing constructive coping skills □ Teach self-soothing tools: "safe place" exercise, TFT, "butterfly hug" □ Use folk approaches, such as worry dolls or worry beads, for ...
Thomas A. Corales, 2005
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The Making of a Name: The Inside Story of the Brands We Buy
In Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and many other parts of the world worry beads are common—a string of beads that people finger to alleviate stress, bore - dom, or anxiety. The new company, as yet unnamed, aims to bring worry beads to ...
Steve Rivkin, Fraser Sutherland, 2004
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Middlesex
Justly acclaimed when it was released in Fall 2002, it announces the arrival of a major writer for our times. From the Hardcover edition.
Jeffrey Eugenides, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORRY BEADS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term worry beads is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Greek Komboloi: Through Generations and Even a Debt Crisis …
However, the only culture to this day that has legitimate "worry beads," is the Greek culture. Worry beads evolved from the Greek word for prayer rope. Komboloi ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Defensive worry beads are out
Four conceded at home to Scunthorpe in four-nil defeat at the Vic, FIVE against Non-League neighbours Gateshead in a five-three defeat! There's a bit of worry ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
3
Spike in worry bead sales as Greeks remain nervous about …
ATHENS, Greece - Greeks who are nervous about their country's economic future are turning to worry beads for comfort. Right now Eurozone finance leaders ... «MyFox Washington DC, Jun 15»
4
Tiny companions: Prayer-bead makers ready for Ramadan
Forty-four-year-old Necip Fazil Karadag, who has been making hand-made prayer and worry beads for around 30 years in Istanbul, describes tesbih as an ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jun 15»
5
Tunisia attack: Tourists disappear after killings at museum
Sitting on a wicker chair in a narrow alleyway in the centuries-old Arab quarter of Tunis, Lassad Salem toys with a set of worry beads. He has every need of them ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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7 Surprising Things That Can Help You Stop Worrying
According to an October 2014 Gallup poll, Americans worry about a lot of issues. ... visual images, which explains why worry beads and knitting calm us down. «Fast Company, Jan 15»
7
Two Ideas of Israel-Palestine
They want to kill Jews at prayer. ... with their millions of descendants using the keys to lost homes as worry beads and being spoon-fed by the United Nations! «New York Times, Nov 14»
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Turkish beads: for prayer, status, or passing the time?
'Prayer' or 'worry beads', have a long, interesting history and play an important part in prayer rituals around the world but in Fethiye, like the rest of Turkey, there ... «Fethiye Times, Nov 14»
9
The new worry epidemic
Never has a society worried about so much—and so little—simultaneously. .... The ancient Greeks used “worry beads”; people living in a “don't worry, be happy” ... «Macleans.ca, Feb 14»
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Hizzoner: A working class kid makes good
But one small flourish stands out: a bracelet of wooden beads on his right wrist. “There's a long story ... it in intense moments. You know, sort of like worry beads.” ... «Crosscut, Jan 14»

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