fret

7 points English 4 letters Common Commonness #14,196 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

verb

worry unnecessarily or excessively

noun

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

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/fɹˈɛt/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

plural fretspast tense frettedpresent participle fretting

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Synonyms

agitation resulting from active worry

stew sweat lather swither

remove soil or rock

erode

cause friction

rub fray chafe scratch

be too tight

choke gag

gnaw into

rankle grate

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Rhymes

get let yet forget set met bet upset wet regret threat cigarette debt sweat pet jet

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Crossword clues

“Another word for fuss” gen-syn
“worry unnecessarily or excessively” wn-def

Anagrams

tref

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Words you can make from FRET

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