That child is always fretting.
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Fretting
/ˈfɹɛtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "fretting" (129 found)
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Strong matches (39)
Related words (64)
impatientimpatientnessimpetuousimpetuousnessin a latherin a stewin a sweatirritantirritatingirritativelatherlimationon edgeplaguingpolishingraspingrestiverestivenessrestlessrestlessness
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rubbing awaysandblastingsandingscouringscrapescrapingscratchscratchingscratchyscrubscrubbingscuffshiningsmoothingsquirmingsquirmystewstingingsweattense readinesstormenttormentingtroublesomeuneasinessuneasyunpatientunpatientnessunquietunquietnessupsettingwearwearing awayworriednessworries and caresworrimentworrisomeworryworrying
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17 entriesacute frettingbarre techniquebrooddelaminated surfaceexcessive worryfretfulnessfretting corrosionfretting fatiguefretting wearfussmicrocrackingmicroslip wearnagging worrypersistent frettingpreoccupationsingle note fretting
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Collocations
10 entriesfret aboutfret overfretting actionfretting contactfretting corrosionfretting damagefretting fatiguefretting motionfretting wearsmall amplitude fretting
Inflections
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5 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The little child was fretting for its mother when it was left at the child care centre for the first time.
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Instead of fretting, take action.
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Egyptian economists are fretting, as the global economic crisis bites, hitting vital sources of government revenue, like tariffs from Suez Canal traffic.
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