fretted

verb

Definition of frettednext
past tense of fret
1
as in eroded
to consume or wear away gradually over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel

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2
as in wore
to damage or diminish by continued friction don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him

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3
as in worried
to experience concern or anxiety don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it

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4
as in irritated
to make sore by continued rubbing the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fretted
  1. eroded
  2. worried
  3. ate
  4. scratched
  5. scraped
Verb
  • The host and journalist Garrett Graff, himself a gun owner, contextualizes the past quarter century of mass shootings by laying out the political and legislative maneuvers that have eroded gun-control laws over the previous 50 years.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the bill's bipartisan support eroded in recent days, with some Republican lawmakers voicing doubts due to its cost.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of eroded
Verb
  • Regardless of the reason, Kassandra isn’t worried about memorized answers from our interview preparation.
    Rob Gagnon, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Andrea sometimes worried that the shiniest parts of her personality were actually coping mechanisms.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
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  • One of my aunts bravely ate one with a smile.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • According to the health department, over 80 attendees who ate the oysters at the event reported illnesses and gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of ate
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  • While the Pistons already had listed starting small forward Tobias Harris out with a sprained right thumb, Jaden Ivey, who had been listed as the starting shooting guard, was scratched just prior to tipoff with knee pain.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This kid came up through covid, has had 3 head coaches already, and has been healthy scratched by them all, including in the playoffs.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of scratched
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  • Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the posters had been scraped away by Wednesday, though remnants of them remained.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of scraped
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frets (about or over)

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