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Synonyms for fret
frɛt
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Princeton's WordNet
fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither(noun)
agitation resulting from active worry
"don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
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elbow grease, suds, effort, swither, sweat, stew, perspiration, worn spot, lather, sudor, travail, soapsuds, exertion, key patternworn spot, fret(noun)
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
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swither, key pattern, worn spot, sweat, stew, latherfret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern(noun)
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
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key pattern, stew, sweat, lather, swither, worn spotfret(verb)
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
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key pattern, stew, sweat, lather, swither, worn spotfuss, niggle, fret(verb)
worry unnecessarily or excessively
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
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squabble, rankle, pettifog, gag, quibble, mother, chafe, erode, eat into, brabble, eat away, scratch, bicker, fuss, grate, gall, choke, niggle, overprotect, fray, rubfret(verb)
be agitated or irritated
"don't fret over these small details"
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagfret(verb)
provide (a musical instrument) with frets
"fret a guitar"
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagchafe, gall, fret(verb)
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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eat into, get at, rile, rankle, devil, irk, nettle, gag, vex, excoriate, irritate, chafe, erode, eat away, scratch, bother, annoy, fuss, fray, gall, choke, niggle, rag, nark, grate, get to, rub, gravelfret(verb)
cause annoyance in
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gageat into, fret, rankle, grate(verb)
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
"The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
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grind, rankle, gag, chafe, erode, eat into, scrape, scratch, fuss, grate, gall, choke, niggle, eat away, fray, rubfret(verb)
carve a pattern into
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagfret(verb)
decorate with an interlaced design
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagchoke, gag, fret(verb)
be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
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drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, muzzle, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, rub, clog, rankle, conk, eat away, asphyxiate, eat into, erode, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, chafe, quip, go, scratch, heave, pass, choke off, fuss, die, suffocate, niggle, gall, exit, congest, scrag, grate, retch, stifle, frayrub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch(verb)
cause friction
"my sweater scratches"
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fuss, eat into, itch, excise, gag, choke, scratch up, nark, erode, excoriate, bother, rile, scrub, gravel, strike, rub, inscribe, rankle, get to, eat away, come up, scrape up, scrape, cancel, nettle, gall, call off, chafe, get at, engrave, scratch, irritate, annoy, frazzle, niggle, rag, expunge, vex, grate, fray, devil, graveerode, eat away, fret(verb)
remove soil or rock
"Rain eroded the terraces"
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gnaw, rankle, gag, chafe, erode, eat into, fray, gnaw at, fuss, grate, eat at, gall, choke, wear away, eat away, niggle, rub, scratchfret, eat away(verb)
wear away or erode
Synonyms:
choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gag
Dictionary of English Synonymes
fret(v. a.)
fret(v. a.)
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vex, tease, irritate, gall, provoke, nettle, affront, make angryfret(v. a.)
fret(v. n.)
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chafe, fume, rage, be vexed, be irritated, be chafed, be peevish, be fretful, be angryfret(n.)
Synonyms:
agitation, irritation, vexationfret(n.)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use fret in a sentence?
Well, don't fret about that, pilgrim
O fret not after knowledge -- I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge -- I have none, and yet the Evening listens.
Does one really have to fret About enlightenment? No matter what road I travel, I’m going home.
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invated by worry, fret and anxiety.
Donald Trump is having 10,000, 12,000 people show up at rallies. A lot of these guys are having five or six people show up at their events in Iowa. There's just not a comparison, you know, the establishment can fret about it all they want, but this is the new reality.
Translations for fret
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- безпокоя, притеснявам се, притеснявам, гриза, безпокоя сеBulgarian
- pražecCzech
- båndDanish
- verschlingen, BundGerman
- τάστο, αδημονώGreek
- cejaSpanish
- [[olla]] [[huolissaan]], kuluttaa, otenauha, nakertaa, hermoilla, koristekuvio, syövyttääFinnish
- se tracasser, tracasser, ajourer, s'inquiéter, inquiéter, frette, dévorerFrench
- ceapScottish Gaelic
- סָרִיגHebrew
- izgat, nyugtalanítHungarian
- despitigar, despitarIdo
- consumare, preoccupare, preoccuparsi, lavorare d'intaglio, divorareItalian
- フレットJapanese
- aestuōLatin
- whakakūnawhekeMāori
- bånd, tverrbåndNorwegian
- bewerken, zich zorgen maken, knagen, fret, piekeren, verslinden, vreten, doorzagen met een figuurzaag, ongerust zijnDutch
- tverrband, bandNorwegian Nynorsk
- fortvileNorwegian
- prógPolish
- поглоща́ть, беспоко́иться, беспоко́ить, пожира́ть, жрать, поеда́ть, волнова́ться, лад, волнова́ть, выпи́ливатьRussian
- greppband, tvärband, bandSwedish
- ทำให้ไม่สบายใจThai
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