fretted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb worry unnecessarily or excessively
    niggle; fuss; fret.
    • don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
  2. verb be agitated or irritated
    fret.
    • don't fret over these small details
  3. verb provide (a musical instrument) with frets
    fret.
    • fret a guitar
  4. verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    chafe; gall; fret.
  5. verb cause annoyance in
    fret.
  6. verb gnaw into; make resentful or angry
    grate; fret; rankle; eat into.
    • The injustice rankled her
    • his resentment festered
  7. verb carve a pattern into
    fret.
  8. verb decorate with an interlaced design
    fret.
  9. verb be too tight; rub or press
    gag; choke; fret.
    • This neckband is choking the cat
  10. verb cause friction
    rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
    • my sweater scratches
  11. verb remove soil or rock
    eat away; erode; fret.
    • Rain eroded the terraces
  12. verb wear away or erode
    eat away; fret.
  13. adjective having frets
  14. adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
    latticelike; latticed; interlaced.

WordNet


Fret"ted past participle & adjective
Etymology
From 2d Fret.
Definitions
  1. Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
  2. Agitated; vexed; worried.
Fret"ted past participle & adjective
Etymology
See 5th Fret.
Definitions
  1. Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface.
  2. (Her.) Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries.

Webster 1913