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Definition of fret

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Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..

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Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.

Interfretted :: Interfretted (a.) Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings. See Fretted.

Fretten :: Fretten (a.) Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox..

Pettish :: Pettish (a.) Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.

Fret :: Fret (n.) Herpes; tetter.

Worry :: Worry (v. t.) To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague..

Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water..

Fretty :: Fretty (a.) Adorned with fretwork.

Worry :: Worry (v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries..

Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..

Marline :: Marline (v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

Techy :: Techy (a.) Peevish; fretful; irritable.

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To devour.

Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.

Ripple :: Ripple (n.) The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves..

Meander :: Meander (n.) Fretwork. See Fret.

Testiness :: Testiness (n.) The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.