Definition of fret

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Fret (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.

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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..
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Agitated; vexed; worried.
Spleenless :: Spleenish (a.) Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
Grecque :: Grecque (n.) An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander..
Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..
Frett :: Frett (n.) A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda..
Theorbo :: Theorbo (n.) An instrument made like large lute, but having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass strings used as open notes..
Pock-fretten :: Pock-fretten (a.) See Pockmarked.
Niggle :: Niggle (v. t.) To fret and snarl about trifles.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Fret :: Fret (n.) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins..
Worrisome :: Worrisome (a.) Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..
Spleeny :: Spleeny (a.) Irritable; peevish; fretful.
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..
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