n a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
n an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
n a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
v worry unnecessarily or excessively
v be agitated or irritated
don't fret over these small details
v provide (a musical instrument) with frets
fret a guitar
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Don't fret; he's got lots of renowned advisers.
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Asia's Next Big Risk Is Rising Rates: World Bank As investors continue to fret over the tapering off of liquidity in the U.S. and the impact on global markets, a World Bank economist tells CNBC the move poses a particular risk to Asian investors as he ...
June 13, 2013 - CNBC via Yahoo! Finance
Susan Reinhardt on genetically modified foods It’s official. We no longer need to worry about carbs. We don’t have to fret over whether to eat edamame or those crispy tater tots. No need to stare at the silver-queen corn or the nice plump blueberries.
June 13, 2013 - Black Mountain News
Michael Hayden in International Herald Tribune I took Iraq off the list of things for the incoming guys to fret about for the next 12 months,Hayden said, referencing security and political gains made there.
Taro Aso in Interactive Investor As I have been saying, I don't have any intention to fret over rapid fluctuations in stocks and the dollar. But what could affect the real economy most are such rapid moves,Aso said.
Dave Roberts in USA Today That's totally out of my control,Roberts said. "For me to fret about that does me no good. At the beginning of the season I wasn't healthy and had surgery. I'm going to wait for my opportunity, whatever capacity. ...... I can't write...