fret
/frɛt/
noun
- A state of worry or agitation.
- His constant fret over money kept him awake at night.
- The child's fret over the lost toy was soon forgotten.
- She was in a fret about the upcoming presentation.
- One of the raised bars on the neck of a stringed instrument (such as a guitar) that help produce different notes.
- She learned to slide her hand smoothly across the frets.
- The guitar's frets were worn from years of playing.
- He pressed his finger firmly on the third fret.
verb
- To feel or express worry, anxiety, or discontent.
- Don't fret about the test; you studied hard.
- She fretted over the small mistake for hours.
- He frets whenever his flight is delayed.
- To wear away or erode something by rubbing or gnawing.
- The dog fretted the bone until it was smooth.
- The constant wind fretted the surface of the old statue.
- Water dripping from the roof fretted a groove in the stone step.