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Meanings of fretful in English
Usage of fretful in English
1
Only young William was fretful, wanting to join the remaining United men.
2
The girl in the bed turned a fretful face toward her mother:
3
I had lived in California for seven years but had become fretful.
4
He could hear the sweet, rather fretful voice calling from the shadows:
5
She does nothing but indulge in fretful regrets over her broken health.
6
I walked up and down one of the rooms, fretful and irresolute.
7
He therefore endured with fretful patience the insubordination of Pitt and Fox.
8
He says you are not strong; he says you are fretful, irritable.
9
His will became like an invalid who is fretful upon the pillows.
10
There's a fretful tone; and how excited you look, and feel too.
11
The gate, flapping-to behind them, sounded like a fretful and querulous complaint.
12
Mrs. Colwyn grew fretful under what she felt to be silent condemnation.
13
Her patience with the baby, who was very fretful, was quite wonderful.
14
A month went by, and old Mrs. Shimerda began to get fretful.
15
She was neither nervous nor fretful, nor oppressed with fancies and moods.
16
Then you will seldom feel cross and fretful, because things go wrong.
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Fretful through the time
Fretful across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Rare