The difference between Fret and Worry
When used as nouns, fret means agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause, whereas worry means a strong feeling of anxiety.
When used as verbs, fret means especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat, whereas worry means to be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fret and Worry
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Fret as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, poetic):
Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
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Fret as a verb (transitive):
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
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Fret as a verb (transitive):
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
Examples:
"to fret the surface of water"
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Fret as a verb (transitive):
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
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Fret as a verb (ambitransitive):
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
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Fret as a verb (ambitransitive):
To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
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Fret as a verb (intransitive):
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
Examples:
"A wristband frets on the edges."
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Fret as a verb (intransitive):
To be anxious, to worry.
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Fret as a verb (intransitive):
To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
Examples:
"Rancour frets in the malignant breast."
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Fret as a verb (intransitive, brewing, oenology):
To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
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Fret as a noun:
Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
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Fret as a noun:
Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
Examples:
"He keeps his mind in a continual fret."
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Fret as a noun:
Herpes; .
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Fret as a noun (mining, in the plural):
The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
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Fret as a noun:
An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
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Fret as a noun (heraldic charge):
A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
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Fret as a verb (transitive):
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
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Fret as a verb (transitive):
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
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Fret as a verb (transitive):
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
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Fret as a noun (obsolete, or, dialectal):
A ferrule, a ring.
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Fret as a noun (music):
One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
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Fret as a verb:
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
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Fret as a verb (transitive, music):
To fit on to (a musical instrument). To press down the string behind a fret.
Examples:
"to fret a guitar"
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Fret as a noun:
A channel, a strait; a fretum.
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Fret as a noun (rare):
A channel or passage created by the sea.
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Fret as a noun (Northumbria):
A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
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Worry as a verb (intransitive):
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
Examples:
"Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
Examples:
"Your tone of voice worries me."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Examples:
"The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
Examples:
"Your dog’s been worrying sheep again."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
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Worry as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland):
To strangle.
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Worry as a noun:
A strong feeling of anxiety.
Examples:
"I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night."
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Worry as a noun:
An instance or cause of such a feeling.
Examples:
"My main worry is that I'll miss the train."