'Fretting' definitions:
Definition of 'Fretting'
From: GCIDE
- Fret \Fret\ (fr[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fretted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fretting.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan, for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten, OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr[aum]ta, Goth. fra-itan. See For, and Eat, v. t.]
- 1. To devour. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The sow frete the child right in the cradle. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. [1913 Webster]
- With many a curve my banks I fret. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish. [1913 Webster]
- By starts His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To tease; to irritate; to vex. [1913 Webster]
- Fret not thyself because of evil doers. --Ps. xxxvii. 1. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fretting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablation,
- ablative,
- abradant,
- abrasion,
- abrasive,
- annoying,
- antsy,
- antsy-pantsy,
- anxiety,
- anxious,
- attrition,
- attritive,
- bothersome,
- breathless,
- breathless impatience,
- buffing,
- burnishing,
- chafe,
- chafing,
- detrition,
- disquieting,
- disquietude,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- dressing,
- eager,
- eagerness,
- edgy,
- erasure,
- erosion,
- erosive,
- excited,
- excitement,
- filing,
- fretful,
- fretfulness,
- galling,
- gnawing,
- grating,
- grazing,
- grinding,
- harassing,
- harassment,
- haste,
- hasty,
- hopped-up,
- impatience,
- impatient,
- impatientness,
- impetuous,
- impetuousness,
- in a lather,
- in a stew,
- in a sweat,
- irritant,
- irritating,
- irritative,
- lather,
- limation,
- on edge,
- plaguing,
- polishing,
- rasping,
- restive,
- restiveness,
- restless,
- restlessness,
- rubbing away,
- sandblasting,
- sanding,
- scouring,
- scrape,
- scraping,
- scratch,
- scratching,
- scratchy,
- scrub,
- scrubbing,
- scuff,
- shining,
- smoothing,
- squirming,
- squirmy,
- stew,
- stinging,
- sweat,
- tense readiness,
- torment,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- uneasiness,
- uneasy,
- unpatient,
- unpatientness,
- unquiet,
- unquietness,
- upsetting,
- wear,
- wearing away,
- worriedness,
- worries and cares,
- worriment,
- worrisome,
- worry,
- worrying