fret
/fɹɛt/ verb C1- To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple. · the brooks fretting down their channels· Don't fret the surface of the lake.
- In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
- To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- To be worn away; to chafe; to fray. · A wristband frets on the edges.
- To be anxious, to worry. · Do not fret, all will be well soon.
He/she/it frets · Past fretted · Past participle fretted · -ing form fretting
Verb forms
- Base form
- fret
- He/she/it
- frets
- Past
- fretted
- Past participle
- fretted
- -ing form
- fretting
From the library
He walked away again immediately, and she was left to fret over her own want of presence of mind: Charlotte tried to console her.
You have now done your duty by her, and must fret no longer.”
She was confident of having performed her duty; and to fret over unavoidable evils, or augment them by anxiety, was no part of her disposition.
Other matches
- fret To decorate or ornament, especially with an int... C2
- fret To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring. C2
- fret An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated ve... C2
- fret One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood acr... C2
- fret Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermenta... C2
- fret A channel, a strait C2
- fret A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the... C2
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