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  1. wrying: Merriam-Webster
  2. wrying: Collins English Dictionary
  3. wrying: Wiktionary
  4. Wrying: Dictionary.com
  5. Wrying: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. Wrying: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. wrying: FreeDictionary.org

(Note: See wry as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (wry)

adjective:  Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
adjective:  Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
adjective:  Twisted, bent, crooked.
adjective:  Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
verb:  (obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
verb:  (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
verb:  (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
noun:  (regional) Distortion.
verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
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