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fret — v. 1) (D; intr.) to fret about, over 2) (misc.) to fret and fume * * * [fret] over (D; intr.) to fret about (misc.) to fret and fume … Combinatory dictionary
fret — [v1] worry, be annoyed affront, agonize, anguish, bleed, bother, brood, carp, carry a heavy load*, chafe, chagrin, distress oneself, eat one’s heart out*, fume, fuss, get into a dither*, grieve, lose sleep over*, mope*, pother*, stew, sweat it… … New thesaurus
fret — fret1 fretter, n. /fret/, v., fretted, fretting, n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn t going to help. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the… … Universalium
fret — 1 verb fretted, fretting 1 (I, T) especially spoken to feel worried about small or unimportant things, or to make someone feel like this: Don t you fret everything will be all right. (+ about/over): Nicki was always fretting over something or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fret — fret1 [fret] v past tense and past participle fretted present participle fretting [: Old English; Origin: fretan [i] to eat ] to worry about something, especially when there is no need ▪ Don t fret everything will be all right. fret about/over ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fret — [[t]fre̱t[/t]] frets, fretting, fretted 1) VERB If you fret about something, you worry about it. [V about/over n] I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else s problems... [V that] But congressional staffers fret that the… … English dictionary
fret — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, ache, achievement, aching, afflict, aggravate, agitate, agonize, ail, air a grievance, alerion, angina, animal charge, annoy, annulet, arabesque, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, arouse … Moby Thesaurus
fret — I v 1. worry, agonize, writhe, lose sleep over, stay awake nights, Inf. stew; pout, frown, sulk, brood over or on, mope; complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, croak, find fault, make a fuss about, whine, Inf. grouse, Sl. squawk, Archaic. pine; chafe,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. agitate, irritate, vex; worry, chafe, rub, fume, complain. See discontent, pain, resentment, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cause annoyance] Syn. disturb, agitate, vex, irritate; see bother 2 ,… … English dictionary for students
fret about — complain about, worry about, agonize over, brood about … English contemporary dictionary
