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- DictionaryFret/fret/
verb
- 1. be constantly or visibly worried or anxious: "she fretted about the cost of groceries"
- 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?"
Fret definition: to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. See examples of FRET used in a sentence.
FRET meaning: 1. to be anxious or worried: 2. anxious and unhappy. Learn 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.
Define fret. fret synonyms, fret pronunciation, fret translation, English dictionary definition of fret. v. fret·ted , fret·ting , frets v. intr. 1. To be vexed or troubled; worry. See Synonyms at brood.
FRET definition: 1. to be nervous or worried: 2. any of the small raised metal bars across the long, thin part of a…. Learn more.
Definition of fret noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to move in agitation or commotion, as water: water fretting over the stones of a brook. v.t. to torment; irritate, annoy, or vex: You mustn't fret yourself about that. Geography to wear away or consume by gnawing, friction, rust, corrosives, etc.: the ocean fretting its shores.
All you need to know about "FRET" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
To make rough; cause to ripple; disturb; agitate: as, to fret the surface of water. To chafe painfully or vexatiously; irritate; worry; gall. To be worn away, as by friction; become frayed or chafed; be wearing out or wasting. To make way by attrition or corrosion.
