fret
— Verb
– English
~ decorate with an interlaced design
fret
— Verb
– English
~ worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
fret
— Noun
– English
~ an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
fret
— Noun
– English
~ agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
fret
— Noun
– English
~ a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
fret
— Noun
– English
~ a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
fretful
— Adjective
– English
~ nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
fretful
— Adjective
– English
~ habitually complaining; "a whiny child"
fretfully
— Adverb
– English
~ in a fretful manner; "fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib"
fretfulness
— Noun
– English
~ an irritable petulant feeling