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    fret - Dictionary definition and meaning for word fret

    Definition
    (noun) agitation resulting from active worry
    Synonyms : lather , stew , sweat , swither
    Example Sentence
    • don't get in a stew
    • he's in a sweat about exams
    Definition
    (noun) a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
    Synonyms : worn spot
    Definition
    (noun) an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
    Example Sentence
    • there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
    Definition
    (noun) 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 Definition
    (verb) worry unnecessarily or excessively
    Synonyms : fuss , niggle
    Example Sentence
    • don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
    Definition
    (verb) be agitated or irritated
    Example Sentence
    • don't fret over these small details
    Definition
    (verb) provide (a musical instrument) with frets
    Example Sentence
    • fret a guitar
    Definition
    (verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    Synonyms : chafe , gall
    Definition
    (verb) cause annoyance in Definition
    (verb) gnaw into; make resentful or angry
    Synonyms : eat into , grate , rankle
    Example Sentence
    • The injustice rankled her
    • his resentment festered
    Definition
    (verb) carve a pattern into Definition
    (verb) decorate with an interlaced design Definition
    (verb) be too tight; rub or press
    Synonyms : choke , gag
    Example Sentence
    • This neckband is choking the cat
    Definition
    (verb) cause friction
    Synonyms : chafe , fray , rub , scratch
    Example Sentence
    • my sweater scratches
    Definition
    (verb) remove soil or rock
    Synonyms : eat away , erode
    Example Sentence
    • Rain eroded the terraces
    Definition
    (verb) wear away or erode
    Synonyms : eat away
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fret

Fret if retta(telugu usage) falls on u then ....i think u got it

He became fretted or annoyed since he did not know how to play the fret on the guitar.

The felon became 'fretful' thinking when will he be 'free'!

guys these words r really difficult to have mnemonics but here is a simple one. F ret. when u r fucking and a crow rets(shits) on you then u get annoyed and vexed

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fret over your fat body

Sounds like FREIGHT.All these commercial terms annoy me.

remember fat fred(fret) from the movie xmen origins wolverine. he was angry on logan after he called him that


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text: don't fret too much i'm so grateful to
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