'fret' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'fret' with 1 example sentences.
- fret noun
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: agitation resulting from active worry
: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
: 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 verb
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: worry unnecessarily or excessively
: be agitated or irritated
: provide (a musical instrument) with frets
: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
: cause annoyance in
: gnaw into; make resentful or angry
: carve a pattern into
: decorate with an interlaced design
: be too tight; rub or press
: cause friction
: remove soil or rock
: wear away or erode