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    fret
    /frɛt/

    verb

    noun

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

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fretFret Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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]

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › fretFRET Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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

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

    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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fretFret - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. 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.

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

    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.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of fret – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    FRET definition: 1. to be anxious or worried: 2. anxious and unhappy. Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfret verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

    Definition of fret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFRET - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "FRET": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.