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Meaning of "fretsome" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRETSOME

fretsome  [ˈfrɛtsəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRETSOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fretsome is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRETSOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fretsome in the English dictionary

The definition of fretsome in the dictionary is causing to fret; vexing. Other definition of fretsome is tending to fret; fretful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRETSOME


brightsome
ˈbraɪtsəm
delightsome
dɪˈlaɪtsəm
eightsome
ˈeɪtsəm
flotsam
ˈflɒtsəm
frightsome
ˈfraɪtsəm
heartsome
ˈhɑːtsəm
jetsam
ˈdʒɛtsəm
jetsom
ˈdʒetsəm
lightsome
ˈlaɪtsəm
quietsome
ˈkwaɪətsəm
unlightsome
ʌnˈlaɪtsəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRETSOME

freshmen
freshness
freshwater
freshwater shrimp
fresnel
Fresnel lens
Fresno
fret
fret saw
fretboard
fretful
fretfully
fretfulness
fretless
fretsaw
fretted
fretter
fretting
fretty
fretwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRETSOME

awsome
bothersome
burdensome
chromosome
cumbersome
fearsome
flavoursome
foursome
fulsome
gruesome
handsome
lonesome
some
threesome
tiresome
troublesome
twosome
wholesome
winsome
worrisome

Synonyms and antonyms of fretsome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fretsome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRETSOME

Find out the translation of fretsome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fretsome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fretsome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fretsome
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fretsome
570 millions of speakers

English

fretsome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fretsome
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fretsome
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fretsome
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fretsome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fretsome
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fretsome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fretsome
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fretsome
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fretsome
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fretsome
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fretsome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fretsome
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fretsome
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fretsome
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fretsome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fretsome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fretsome
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fretsome
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fretsome
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fretsome
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fretsome
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fretsome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fretsome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRETSOME»

The term «fretsome» is used very little and occupies the 174.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRETSOME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fretsome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRETSOME»

Discover the use of fretsome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fretsome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Noctes Ambrosian
North. Stop. Shepherd. Dowg on't—what noo? North. Incessant refilling of plates is Shepherd. I confess fretsome. North. Therefore, James, that we may preserve our equanimity, let us shove aside our trenchers, shallow and profound, and take  ...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, James Hogg, 1868
2
Hedged in
... an' nae mortal hand to touch 'em, — an' they sounded a' the Methody tune at me, till I grew cauld to my shoes, an' I stood in the munelicht amid the awesome soundin', a-wishin' that I hadna been aye too busy an' poor an' fretsome an' cross  ...
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1870
3
Noctes Ambrosianae
Dowg on't — what noo ? North. Incessant refilling of plates is Shepherd. I confess fretsome. North. Therefore, James, that we may preserve our equanimity, let us shove aside our trenchers, shallow and profound, and take each man his tureen,  ...
John Wilson, 1872
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The Works
Dowg on't — what noo ? North. Incessant refilling of plates is Shepherd. I confess fretsome. North. Therefore, James, that we may preserve our equanimity, let us shove aside our trenchers, shallow and profound, and take each man his tureen,  ...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, 1867
5
The Monthly Review
A choleric old Indian, with a big liver and a "fretsome" nose — a being who entertained as cogent a terror of eating anything touched by another, as a Hindoo or a Brahmin would one of their own Brahminee bulls. A man who was a veritable  ...
‎1844
6
Blackwood's Magazine
I confess fretsome': NORTH. Therefore, James, that we may preserve our equanimity, let us shove aside our trenchers, shallow and profound,and take, each man, his tureen, and then, each man, according to the courses, his dish; and, without ...
‎1834
7
Noetes ambrosianæ
I confess fretsome. North. Therefore, James, that we may preserve our equanimity, let us shove aside our trenchers, shallow and profound, and take, each man, his tureen, and then, each man according to the courses, his dish ; and, without ...
John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, 1854
8
WORD JUDGE USA
... FRESHWATERS FRESNEL FRESNELS FRET FRETBOARD FRETBOARDS FRETFUL FRETFULLY FRETFULNESS FRETFULNESSES FRETLESS FRETS FRETSAW FRETSAWS FRETSOME FRETTED FRETTER FRETTERS FRETTIER  ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
9
A Thousand Deer: Four Generations of Hunting and the Hill ...
Maybe the number six bird will be different, I told myself, trying to pretend that with all their fretsome and concurrent gobbling and purring and putting and fussing, they weren't broadcasting the word to each and all, 5'7" Caucasian male/ blue ...
Rick Bass, 2012
10
Marginalia: Valckenaer to Zwick
1 shou1d wish to trace the c1assica1 use of the word "Concern". These are the passages, which it is so difficu1t & fretsome to correct; because, if once amiss, no after genia1 moment can be pressed into the du11 service of amending them.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Whalley, H. J. Jackson, 2001

REFERENCE
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