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Verb
S:
(v)
fuss
,
niggle
,
fret
(worry unnecessarily or excessively)
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
S:
(v)
fret
(be agitated or irritated)
"don't fret over these small details"
S:
(v)
fret
(provide (a musical instrument) with frets)
"fret a guitar"
S:
(v)
chafe
,
gall
,
fret
(become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
S:
(v)
fret
(cause annoyance in)
S:
(v)
eat into
,
fret
,
rankle
,
grate
(gnaw into; make resentful or angry)
"The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
S:
(v)
fret
(carve a pattern into)
S:
(v)
fret
(decorate with an interlaced design)
S:
(v)
choke
,
gag
,
fret
(be too tight; rub or press)
"This neckband is choking the cat"
S:
(v)
rub
,
fray
,
fret
,
chafe
,
scratch
(cause friction)
"my sweater scratches"
S:
(v)
erode
,
eat away
,
fret
(remove soil or rock)
"Rain eroded the terraces"
S:
(v)
fret
,
eat away
(wear away or erode)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
fretted
(having frets)
S:
(adj)
fretted
,
interlaced
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latticed
,
latticelike
(having a pattern of fretwork or latticework)