fret

[US]/fret/
[UK]/fret/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. feel or express worry or annoyance about something
vi. to wear away or cause damage through constant rubbing or friction
n. a feeling of worry or annoyance

Phrases & Collocations

fret over

fret about

fretting and worrying

fretful behavior

Example Sentences

don't fret, there's a love.

the bay's black waves fret the seafront.

Don't fret; everything will be all right.

I see him chafe and fret at every pore.

The fingerboard has abalone microdot fret markers and 20 medium-jumbo frets.

“They don't want a man to fret and stew about his work” (William H. Whyte, Jr.).

Businesses fret that this will lead to thousands of local referenda each year and make it dauntingly tough for anyone to build a new office, factory or theme park.

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