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- Dictionaryfret/frɛt/
verb
- 1. be constantly or visibly 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: British "why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?"
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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.
1. a. : to eat or gnaw into : corrode. also : fray. The acid fretted the metal. b. : rub, chafe. The harness strap was fretting the horse. c. : 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.
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 ] us/fret/uk/fret/ fretnoun[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. Related word. fretted.
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. The act or an instance of fretting. 2. A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion. 3. Irritation of mind; agitation. [Middle English freten, from Old English fretan, to devour; see ed- in Indo-European roots .] fret 2. (frĕt) n. One of several ridges set across the fingerboard of certain stringed instruments, such as guitars.
6 days ago · fret (plural frets) Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water . Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation . He keeps his mind in a continual fret. Herpes; tetter (“any of various pustular skin conditions ”) .
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.
