Fret can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| fret - carve a pattern into | ||
| fret - decorate with an interlaced design | ||
| fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details" | ||
| fret - cause annoyance in | ||
| fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar" | ||
| fret - wear away or erode | ||
| fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" | ||
| fret - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" | ||
| fret - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | ||
| fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" | ||
| fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" | ||
| fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
Noun |
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| fret - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" | ||
| fret - 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 - 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 | ||
| fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | noun | There was a simple fret at the top of the walls. | |
| 2. | noun | Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived. | |
| 3. | noun | Don’t fret about it. Nobody can do it perfectly from the start. | |
| 4. | verb | Don't fret over these small details. | |
| 5. | verb | Fret a guitar. | |
| 6. | verb | You need not fret over such trifles. | |
| 7. | verb | Don't fret. | |
| 8. | verb | We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. | |
| 9. | verb | Don't fret too much. | |
| 10. | verb | Don't fret about it. | |
| 11. | verb | Don't fret too much, okay? | |
| 12. | verb | Why actually do people fret about bad weather? | |
| 13. | verb | Don't fret, honey; we'll fix it. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| There was a simple fret at the top of the walls. |
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| Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived. | |
| Don’t fret about it. Nobody can do it perfectly from the start. | |
| verb | |
| Don't fret over these small details. |
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| Fret a guitar. |
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| You need not fret over such trifles. | |
| Don't fret. | |
| We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. | |
| Don't fret too much. | |
| Don't fret about it. | |
| Don't fret too much, okay? | |
| Why actually do people fret about bad weather? | |
| Don't fret, honey; we'll fix it. | |