FRETTING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

agitation resulting from active worry

Example: don't get in a stew; he's in a sweat about exams

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument

Example: when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

Example: there was a simple fret at the top of the walls

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

cause friction

Example: my sweater scratches

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

be too tight

Example: rub or press; This neckband is choking the cat

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

decorate with an interlaced design

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

carve a pattern into

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

be agitated or irritated

Example: don't fret over these small details

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

gnaw into

Example: make resentful or angry; The injustice rankled her; his resentment festered

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

cause annoyance in

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

worry unnecessarily or excessively

Example: don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Example: fret a guitar

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Verb

wear away or erode

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Verb

remove soil or rock

Example: Rain eroded the terraces