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present participle of fret (about or over)
Synonyms & Antonyms of fretting (about or over)
as in brooding (about or over), obsessing (about or over)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fretting (about or over)
- chewing over,
- cogitating,
- considering,
- contemplating,
- debating,
- deliberating,
- entertaining,
- eyeing
- (or eying),
- kicking around,
- meditating,
- mulling (over),
- perpending,
- pondering,
- poring (over),
- questioning,
- revolving,
- ruminating,
- studying,
- thinking (about or over),
- turning,
- weighing,
- wrestling (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fretting (about or over)
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