fretfulness
noun
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He fell into a fretful sleep.
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The quintessential late-’80s teen, Ryder here plays a fretful mom.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
But that doesn’t mean viewers won’t be increasingly exasperated by the ways the screenplay forces Knightley’s character into a clumsy, fretful investigation.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Investors are fretful heading into the August payrolls report.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the fretful retreat staged by most House Democrats, preliminary polling shows significant public support for Trump’s impeachment.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
But that doesn’t mean viewers won’t be increasingly exasperated by the ways the screenplay forces Knightley’s character into a clumsy, fretful investigation.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Investors are fretful heading into the August payrolls report.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the fretful retreat staged by most House Democrats, preliminary polling shows significant public support for Trump’s impeachment.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Fretful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fretful. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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