To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
To be anxious, to worry.
To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
To press down the string behind a fret.
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
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.
A channel or passage created by the sea.
One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
Herpes; tetter (“any of various pustular skin conditions”).
A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
A channel, a strait; a fretum.
To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
An expression of annoyance or impatience.
Said as a request to repeat information.
Used to make a polite request.
Used as an affirmative to an offer.