Used in a Sentence

fretted

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fretted.

Editorial note

Would you rather eg James Watt fretted about privilege, or used his to build the steam engine?

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Decorated with fretwork.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fretted gathered in one view.

adjective

Decorated with fretwork.

adjective

(music, of a musical instrument) Having frets.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fretted.

Example sentences

1

Would you rather eg James Watt fretted about privilege, or used his to build the steam engine?

2

Also: if you can feel the string in your fretting hand vibrate on a fretted instrument, you're doing it wrong.

3

I haven't read the stipulations, if any, but feel most of it will be fretted away on administration.

4

Myself and some of my friends fretted over grades in college a lot more than we should have.

5

I fretted for months, almost a year over how I could possibly do it without screwing them over.

6

As someone who publicly fretted that my lovely Twitter was over in 2010, I totally agree with MG here.

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I know people fretted about NS but that is all much ado about nothing.

8

My friend and I built a couple fretted basses and guitars many years ago.

9

We fretted over potty training when my son was two.

10

We have fretted recently because the plan9 kernel is struggling to fit on a floppy disk when loaded up as an installer with most things turned on.

11

Carnivore, though that was FBI), and some Republicans fretted.

12

Obviously, this isn't relevant to fretted instruments.

Quote examples

1

Even with muted strings that give a percussive "pluck" you can often tell which note was fretted.

2

Snapchat is the teenagers answer to the question many millennials have fretted about -- "how will ppl born today deal with having all 18 years of their development online".

3

So, instead of bolstering their offerings in the "walled garden" arena, they fretted over the death-grip they had on their dial-up subscribers long, long after it became apparent than DSL/Cable had won the battle for your connection.

4

"if you can feel the string in your fretting hand vibrate on a fretted instrument, you're doing it wrong." Generally the entire body of an acoustic guitar vibrates with the sound of a plucked string - the fretting hand (being the only hand currently attached to the guitar) would likely feel the vibration carrying from the body, through the neck of the guitar.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fretted in a sentence?

Would you rather eg James Watt fretted about privilege, or used his to build the steam engine?

What does fretted mean?

Decorated with fretwork.

What part of speech is fretted?

fretted is commonly used as adjective.