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Fret in English
- fret⇄fret (1), verb, fretted,fretting,noun.
- fret⇄fret (2), noun, verb, fretted,fretting.
- fret⇄fret (3), noun, verb, fretted,fretting.
- fret⇄noun any one of a series of ridges of metal, wood, or ivory across the finger board of a guitar, banjo, or other similar instrument played by plucking. By holding a string against a fret with the finger the tone of the string can be raised.
Ex. Th - fret⇄noun 1. an ornamental pattern made of straight lines bent or combined at angles; fretwork.
2. an ornamental net, especially a headdress consisting of jewels or flowers. - fret⇄noun 1. discontented condition; peevish complaining; worry.
Ex. She is in a fret about her examinations.
(SYN) irritation, vexation.
2. the act or process of eating or wearing away.
Ex. Before ... the busy fret Of that sharphead - fret⇄v.i. 1. to be peevish, unhappy, or discontented; worry.
Ex. Don't fret about your mistake. A baby frets in hot weather.
(SYN) chafe, complain.
2. to become gnawed or corroded; waste away.
(SYN) decay, fray.
3. to form or - fret⇄v.t. to provide with frets.
- fret⇄v.t. 1. to decorate with fretwork.
2. (Obsolete.) to adorn with gold or silver embroidery or with gold, silver, or jewels. - fret⇄v.t. 1. to make peevish, unhappy, or discontented; cause to worry.
Ex. Her failures fretted her. [He] then found himself doomed to live and work there with his mind always fretted by the problems of Russia (Edmund Wilson).
(SYN) harass, vex,