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The correct spelling is frets.
How to pronounce frets
noun
IPA: /fɹɛts/
Say it like: Fre-ts
The correct spelling is frets. Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. For example: "He keeps his mind in a continual fret."
Usage Examples
“He keeps his mind in a continual fret.”
“to fret the surface of water”
“A wristband frets on the edges.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
- 2.Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
- 3.Herpes; tetter.
- 4.(in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
- 5.An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
verb
- 1.Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
- 2.To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- 3.To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- 4.In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- 5.To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
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