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   fret

   /frɛt/

   verb

   • 1. be constantly or visibly anxious: "she fretted about the cost of groceries" Similar worrybe anxiousfeel uneasybe distressedbe upsetupset oneselfconcern oneselffeel unhappyagonizeanguishsorrowsighpinebroodmopefussmake a fusscomplaingrumblewhineeat one's heart outinformal:stewfeel peeved
   • ▪ cause anxiety to: "his absence during her times awake began to fret her" Similar troublebotherconcernperturbdisturbdisquietdisconcertmake anxiouscause anxietydistressupsettormentalarmpaniccause to panicagitateinformal:rattleeat away atarchaic:potherOpposite comfort
   • 2. gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing: "the bay's black waves fret the seafront"
   • ▪ form (a channel or passage) by rubbing or wearing away: "what shape the sea has fretted into the land"
   • 3. flow or move in small waves: "squelchy clay that fretted between his toes"

   noun

   • 1. a state of anxiety: British "why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?"

   Word Origin Old Englishfretan ‘devour, consume’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vreten and German fressen, and ultimately to for- and eat.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   The meaning of FRET is to eat or gnaw into : corrode; also : fray. How to use fret in a sentence. Fret and Eating

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFRET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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]

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   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.

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   Fret definition: to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. See examples of FRET used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFRET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FRET meaning: 1. to be nervous or worried: 2. any of the small raised metal bars across the long, thin part of a…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › fretFret - definition of fret by The Free Dictionary

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   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. A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion. 3. Irritation of mind; agitation.