fretted
f re tid
- v worry unnecessarily or excessively
- v be agitated or irritated
- v provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- v become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- v cause annoyance in
- v gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- v carve a pattern into
- v decorate with an interlaced design
- v be too tight; rub or press
- v cause friction
- v remove soil or rock
- v wear away or erode
- a having frets
- s having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
- Only a year ago, Fed chief Alan Greenspan openly fretted about deflation, a debilitating condition in which prices throughout the economy fall, wreaking havoc on profits, job .
- A brilliant waxing moon sailed through a cloudless and star-fretted sky.
- Within the Administration, economists fretted endlessly over the pros and cons of various budget-balancing proposals.