Used in a Sentence

fretting

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

Editorial note

This means that the other people aren't watching you; they're busy fretting about their own sense of being watched.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An irritation or worrying.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

An irritation or worrying.

noun

A gnawing or eating away.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fretting.

noun

An irritation or worrying.

noun

A gnawing or eating away.

Example sentences

1

This means that the other people aren't watching you; they're busy fretting about their own sense of being watched.

2

Honestly, the problems you're experiencing is small compared to the shit that's worth fretting about (degrading health, lost of family/friends).

3

It isn't the same thing of course, but on the harder difficulties it does involve some of the same fretting motions.

4

You don't see us fretting over whether we should eliminate the Greek roots or Phoenician lettering from English.

5

In fact, I advised my mum to use an iPad as it stops her fretting all the time.

6

It enables use (personal and especially corporate) with as little licensing fretting as possible.

7

Instead of focusing on getting stressed and fretting, the right thing to do is fix whatever it was that resulted in failure.

8

Some of it boils down to worrying and fretting about things which I don't, or maybe even can't, change.

9

I just think it's crazy that anyone sits around fretting about the artistic merits of Instagram photos.

10

But I've been hanging around Reddit long enough to remember when people were fretting about Yishan Wong ruining the site.

11

If they were really fretting about solving cancer, aids or any thing that would change millions of lives, the apparent wisdom would immediately make less sense.

12

Like fretting too much about your language of choice.

Quote examples

1

You know the personal computing world has run out of technical ideas when we spend massive amount of time fretting over "ui design language"...

2

But since my husband and I returned, I’ve caught myself fretting over whether enrolling my daughter in the “right” activities — sports or academic enrichment?

Proper noun examples

1

Fretting about what happens within that 5% that makes up the expense column seems a bit silly.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use fretting in a sentence?

This means that the other people aren't watching you; they're busy fretting about their own sense of being watched.

What does fretting mean?

An irritation or worrying.

What part of speech is fretting?

fretting is commonly used as noun.