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- [fret]
- /frɛt/
- /ˈfret.ɪŋ/
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- [fret]
- /frɛt/
Definitions of fretting word
- verb without object fretting to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help. 1
- verb without object fretting to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals. 1
- verb without object fretting 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 fretting 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 fretting to move in agitation or commotion, as water: water fretting over the stones of a brook. 1
- verb with object fretting to provide with frets. 1
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Origin of fretting
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English freten, Old English fretan to eat up, consume; cognate with Old Saxon fretan, Gothic fraitan, Old High German frezzan (German fressen)
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Parts of speech for Fretting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fretting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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.
fretting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fretting
adjective fretting
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- complaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- grousing — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- putout — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- oversensitive — excessively or unduly sensitive.
noun fretting
- stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
- trituration — the act of triturating.
- friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
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