Definition of fret

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Fret (n.) Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret..

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Pique :: Pique (v. t.) To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
Fretted :: Fretted (imp. & p. p.) of Fre.
Grecque :: Grecque (n.) An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. t.) To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake..
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..
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..
Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..
Fret :: Fret (n.) Herpes; tetter.
Spleenless :: Spleenish (a.) Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful.
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain..
Impatience :: Impatience (n.) The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid..
Testiness :: Testiness (n.) The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
Pock-broken :: Pock-broken (a.) Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten..
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Fret :: Fret (n.) Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret..
Worrisome :: Worrisome (a.) Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance..
Fretting :: Fretting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fre.
Spleeny :: Spleeny (a.) Irritable; peevish; fretful.
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