Fret

fret, v.t. to wear away by rubbing, to rub, chafe, ripple, disturb: to eat into: to vex, to irritate.— v.i. to wear away: to vex one's self: to be peevish:— pr.p. fret′ting; pa.p. fret′ted, ( B. ) fret.— n. agitation of the surface of a liquid: irritation: the worn side of the banks of a river.— adj. Fret′ful , peevish.— adv. Fret′fully .— n. Fret′fulne .— p.adj. Fret′ting , vexing.— n. peevishne . [A.S. fret an , to gnaw—pfx. for- , inten., and etan , to eat; Ger. fre en .]