CARKING

Meaning of CARKING in English

■ adjective archaic causing distress or worry.

Origin

C16: pres. participle of ME cark 'worry, burden', from Old North. Fr. carkier , based on late L. carcare (see charge ).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CARKING — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from carken, literally, to load, burden, from Anglo-French carker, from Late Latin carricare Date: circa 1565 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARKING — (a.) Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
Английский словарь Webster
CARKING — ( a. ) Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CARKING — /kahr"king/ , adj. Archaic. distressful. [ 1300-50 (for ger.); 1555-65 (for current sense); ME; see CARK, -ING 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARKING — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from carken, literally, to load, burden, from Anglo-French carker, from Late Latin carricare Date: circa 1565 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARKING — adj distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
Webster English vocab
CARKING — [cark.ing] adj [ME, fr. carken, lit., to load, burden, fr. ONF carquier, fr. LL carricare] (ca. 1565): burdensome, annoying
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARKING — adj. archaic burdensome (carking care). [part. of obs. cark (v.) f. ONF carkier f. Rmc, rel. to CHARGE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CARKING — adj. archaic burdensome (carking care). [ part. of obs. cark (v.) f. ONF carkier f. Rmc, rel. to CHARGE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CARKING — adj. archaic burdensome (carking care). Etymology: part. of obs. cark (v.) f. ONF carkier f. Rmc, rel. to CHARGE
Oxford English vocab
CARKING — a. Distressing, worrying, grievous, wearing.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CARKING — Pronunciation: ' kär-ki ŋ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from carken, literally, to load, burden, from Anglo-French carker, from Late …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GALL — I. ˈgȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Old High German galla gall, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARK — I. ˈkärk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English carken, literally, to load, burden, from Old North French carquier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOE — Synonyms and related words : abomination, aching heart, affliction, agony, agony of mind, anguish, atrocity, bad, bale, bane, befoulment, bemoaning, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SORROW — Synonyms and related words : ache, adversity, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agonize, agony, anguish, apologies, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bad luck, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROSTRATION
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PINING — Synonyms and related words : Heimweh, aching, agony, anguish, bowed-down, care, carking care, cast down, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, dashed, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MISERY — Synonyms and related words : Cassandra, Schmerz, ache, aches and pains, aching heart, adversity, affliction, agony, agony of mind, angst, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMENTATION — Synonyms and related words : agony, anguish, bitterness, bleakness, care, carking care, cheerlessness, comfortlessness, crying, depression, discomfort, dismalness, distress, distressfulness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRIEF — Synonyms and related words : accident, ache, aching, aching heart, adversity, affliction, agony, agony of mind, anguish, apologies, attrition, ayenbite …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CARE — Synonyms and related words : TLC, abetment, accordance, accountability, acquittal, acquittance, adherence, administration, adverse circumstances, adversity, advertence, advertency, advocacy, aegis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANGUISH — Synonyms and related words : ache, aching heart, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agonize, agony, agony of mind, ail, angst, anxiety, atrocious …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGONY — Synonyms and related words : aching heart, affliction, agonizingness, agony of mind, anguish, atrocious pain, bale, bitterness, bleeding heart, broken …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORROSIVE — a. 1. Corroding, consuming, eroding, erosive, catheretic, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating away. 2. Corroding, wasting, consuming, gnawing wearing. 3. Blighting, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ГНЕТУЩИЙ — oppressive, depressing; ~ие заботы carking cares; ~ая мысль oppressive notion, agonizing thought; ~ая тоска anguish
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
ГНЕТУЩИЙ — oppressive, depressing; ~ие заботы carking cares; ~ая мысль oppressive notion, agonizing thought; ~ая тоска anguish
Русско-Английский словарь - QD
ГНЕТУЩИЙ — прил. прич. от гнести oppressive depressing гнетущая тоска гнетущ|ий - oppressive, depressing ~ие заботы carking cares ~ая мысль oppressive notion, …
Большой Русско-Английский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

← CARJACKING CARL→