Word: fretted
Phonetic:
/ˈfɹɛtɪd/Listen:
Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple. Example: to fret the surface of water
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray. Example: A wristband frets on the edges.
To be anxious, to worry.
To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion. Example: Rancour frets in the malignant breast.
To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
Musical senses.
(of a musical instrument) Having frets. Example: The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments.
Decorated with fretwork.
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