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Meanings of fret in English
Catalan
intranquilitat Spanish
malestar Synonyms
Examples for "sweat"
Examples for "sweat"
1
Skipping is a cost-free way to work up a sweat at home.
2
Nothing good, I'm sure,' the apothecary replied, wiping sweat from his forehead.
3
I trembled in my saddle; my forehead bathed in a cold sweat.
4
Sibahle absolutely bosses every single maths question without even breaking a sweat.
5
The sweat was standing in drops on the brow of the card-sharp.
1
Of course I remember last night, coming here and making vegetable stew.
2
Put the remainder of the birds in the kettle for a stew.
3
You can hear all the arguments and stew over the question here.
4
This mushroom stew is a real winner at this time of year.
5
Add 1 pound of sugar to the strained pulp in the stew-pan.
1
The entire secret society would be in a lather to meet me.
2
Six hours later Wilmot came in on a horse covered with lather.
3
Still I thought I could fulfil the rôle of lather-boy very effectively.
4
Even when he smears soap lather over them, I don't feel anything.
5
He was a lather and had a steady job till sickness came.
1
I'm about to swither and prevaricate for a bit when my phone rings again.
2
What signifies keeping the poor lassie in a swither?
3
Strong cruel brutes, they did not swither a moment, but both leaped at M'Iver's throat.
4
It found Janet still "in a swither." She could not divest herself of the idea that she was forsaking "the bairns."
5
Before the afternoon the air was dark with a swither of foam and spray blown off the waves in the thickness of a fog.
Usage of fret in English
1
We fret over which areas will get flooded as sea levels rise.
2
Unfortunately, for now, there is far more to fret about than celebrate.
3
The lily may grow; the man must fret and toil and spin.
4
We fret about mass extinction, but not enough to change our habits.
5
Don't fret, because no qualifications are necessary to trade as an accountant.
6
The sea fret sweeps over the marshes suddenly, the quicksands are hidden.'
7
There are, of course, lots of caveats and plenty to fret about.
8
Hush, hush, dear; pray be calm; there is no need to fret.
9
Its borrowing costs have soared as markets fret over its fiscal woes.
10
Only when the men have left does Zoya fully begin to fret.
11
Then Polly must be cheerful: not cry at parting; not fret afterwards.
12
But I am here to tell you that you need not fret.
13
Not philosophers but fret-sawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.
14
Let the rest fret as they stood behind their rocks and spikes.
15
Nobody knows the heat and fret I have been caused by it.
16
Try not to fret your mind; find some way to amuse yourself.
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Translations for fret
Russian
Spanish
Fret through the time
Fret across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common