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verb
- 1. be constantly or visibly worried or anxious: "she fretted about the cost of groceries" Similar
- 2. gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing: "the bay's black waves fret the seafront"
noun
- 1. a state of anxiety or worry: British "why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?"
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: to make by wearing away a substance. the stream fretted a channel. 2. : to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex. don't you fret yourself about me J. C. Powys. 3. : to pass (time) in fretting. a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage William Shakespeare.
fret. verb [ I ] uk / fret / us / fret / -tt- Add to word list. to be nervous or worried: Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK. fret about She spent the day fretting about what she'd said to Nicky. fret over As a new mother, I fretted over any delay in my daughter's development. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried.
Fret definition: to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. See examples of FRET used in a sentence.
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch. see more.
1. verb. If you fret about something, you worry about it. I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems. [V + about/over] But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more. [VERB that] Don't fret, Mary. This is all some crazy mistake. [VERB]
fret noun [C] (ON A STRINGED INSTRUMENT) any of the small raised metal bars across the long, thin part of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar, that show you where to put your fingers on the strings in order to produce different notes. ajma_pl/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages.
1. To cause to be uneasy; vex: "fret thy soul with crosses and with cares" (Edmund Spenser). 2. a. To gnaw or wear away; erode. b. To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode. 3. To form (a passage or channel) by erosion. 4. To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate. n. 1. The act or an instance of fretting. 2.
Definition of fret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fret definition: to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. See examples of FRET used in a sentence.
FRET definition: 1. to be anxious or worried: 2. anxious and unhappy. Learn more.
