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fret1
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- pronunciation:
- fret
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
frets, fretting, fretted |
| definition 1: |
to feel or express worry, concern, or annoyance.
He always frets when I take the subway by myself at night.She couldn't sleep because she was fretting about the exam.Why do you fret over these small details?- synonyms:
- chafe, ruffle, stew, worry
- similar words:
- agonize, brood, care, fuss, upset
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| definition 2: |
to corrode or erode, or to make a passage in something by corrosion or erosion.
- synonyms:
- corrode, erode, fray, wear
- similar words:
- gall, gnaw, weather
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| definition 3: |
to move agitatedly, as the surface of a body of water.
- synonyms:
- roil, ruffle, toss
- similar words:
- ripple, seethe, unsettle
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| related words: |
chafe, erode, fume, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to concern, or irritate.
- synonyms:
- chafe, fray, rile, ruffle, unsettle, upset, worry
- similar words:
- badger, concern, irritate, nettle, torment
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| definition 2: |
to corrode or erode, or to form a passage in by corrosion or erosion.
- synonyms:
- chafe, corrode, erode, fray, wear
- similar words:
- gall, gnaw, weather
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| definition 3: |
to agitate the surface of (water).
- synonyms:
- rile, ripple, roil, ruffle
- similar words:
- agitate, disturb, unsettle, upset
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| related words: |
bother, erode, fray, ruffle, trouble, worry |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an irritation or state of irritation.
The delay put him in a fret.- similar words:
- bother, fluster, fume, impatience, lather
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| definition 2: |
a worn spot, hole, or passage formed by erosion or corrosion.
- synonyms:
- fray
- similar words:
- abrasion, scuff
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