fret: Word of the day for May 21, 2018
fret , v :
(transitive, obsolete or poetic) Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat. (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry. (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple. (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste. (transitive, intransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away. (transitive, intransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry. (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray. (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry. (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion. (intransitive, brewing, oenology) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
(transitive, obsolete or poetic) Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat. (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry. (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple. (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste. (transitive, intransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away. (transitive, intransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry. (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray. (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry. (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion. (intransitive, brewing, oenology) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
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