How To Spell fret?
How to Pronounce fret?
Correct pronunciation for the word "fret" is [fɹˈɛt], [fɹˈɛt], [f_ɹ_ˈɛ_t].
Definition of fret
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To wear away by friction; to wear away, so as to impair; to eat into; to irritate; to chafe; to gall; to agitate; to make rough; to cause to ripple; to form into or ornament with raised work; to variegate; to provide with frets.
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To be worn away; to eat or wear into; to be agitated; to be chafed or irritated; to utter peevish expressions.
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Agitation of the surface of a fluid; a rippling on the surface; irritation; vexation; the worn side of a river bank; a chafing of the skin; herpes; an ornament consisting of small fillets intersecting each other at right angles; a short wire fixed on the finger-board of guitars, &c, under and at right angles to the strings; bars crossed and interlaced.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Fret?
What is the past tense of Fret?
What is the adverb for fret?
The adverb form of the word "fret" is "fretfully".
What is the adjective for fret?
The adjective form of the word "fret" is "fretful".
Usage over time for fret:
This graph shows how "fret" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of fret?
The plural of the "fret" can be the "frets".
What is the singular form of fret?
The singular of the "fret" can be the "fret".
Synonyms for Fret:
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v.
• rub hard • worry, be annoyed • be bothered, worried about- gnaw .
- dun .
- arouse ,
- envenom ,
- badger ,
- infuriate ,
- exacerbate ,
- antagonize ,
- bedevil ,
- inflame ,
- enrage ,
- bait ,
- exasperate ,
- discompose .
- feud .
- blub .
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- hammer .
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- head .
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- bridge .
- fret .
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