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frets Definition and Meaning in English (frets definition)

verb
Synonyms:worriesbothersagonizes
Quick Answer • Definition

Frets definition: To be constantly or visibly worried or anxious about something.

Definitions of Frets

  1. 1verb

    To be constantly or visibly worried or anxious about something.

  2. 2verb

    To gradually wear away something by rubbing or gnawing.

  3. 3noun

    One of a series of ridges fixed across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, to mark the positions for the fingers.

Example Sentences

casual

“He frets about his children's future constantly.”

general

“The river frets away at the soft rock over time.”

music

“The guitarist adjusted his fingers on the frets.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivefret
past tensefretted
present participlefretting
adjectivefretful
adverbfretfully

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