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fret
transitive verb1 a: to eat or gnaw into : corrode
; also : fray b: rub
, chafe c: to make by wearing away a substance <the stream fretted a channel>2: to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex3: to pass (as time) in fretting4: agitate
, rippleintransitive verb1 a: to eat into something b: to affect something as if by gnawing or biting : grate2 a: wear
, corrode b: chafe c: fray 13 a: to become vexed or worried bof running water : to become agitated
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