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fretted

fret·ted
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fret-id]
    • /ˈfrɛt ɪd/
    • /fret/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fret-id]
    • /ˈfrɛt ɪd/

Definitions of fretted word

  • adjective fretted ornamented or provided with frets: a fretted molding. 1
  • verb without object fretted to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help. 1
  • verb without object fretted to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals. 1
  • verb without object fretted to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing away, etc.: The river frets at its banks until a new channel is formed. 1
  • verb without object fretted to become eaten, worn, or corroded (often followed by away): Limestone slowly frets away under pounding by the wind and rain. 1
  • verb without object fretted to move in agitation or commotion, as water: water fretting over the stones of a brook. 1
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Origin of fretted

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at fret2, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Fretted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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fretted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fretted

adjective fretted

  • fagged — to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
  • careworn — A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy.
  • scraggy — lean or thin; scrawny.
  • haggard — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
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Antonyms for fretted

verb fretted

  • ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
  • delighted — If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
  • appeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
  • calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
All 13 Antonyms of fretted

Related words

  • fret

    to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.

  • bouzouki

    a Greek long-necked stringed musical instrument related to the mandolin

  • guitar

    a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.

  • hawaiian guitar

    a six-to-eight-string electric guitar, fretted with a piece of metal or bone to produce a whining, glissando sound, played in a horizontal position usually resting on the performer's knees or on a stand, and much used by country music performers.

  • lute

    a paving tool for spreading and smoothing concrete, consisting of a straightedge mounted transversely on a long handle.

  • mandolin

    a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
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