Definition of fret

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

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Interfretted :: Interfretted (a.) Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings. See Fretted.
Querulous :: Querulous (v.) Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice..
Nag :: Nag (v. t. & i.) To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Pomfret :: Pomfret (n.) A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries.
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
Impatient :: Impatient (a.) Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under..
Meander :: Meander (n.) Fretwork. See Fret.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Keckle :: Keckle (v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice..
Teeny :: Teeny (a.) Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross.
Affret :: Affret (n.) A furious onset or attack.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water..
Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
Testiness :: Testiness (n.) The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
Viol :: Viol (n.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings..
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