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Search phrase: fret

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.6Good sister, let us dine, and never fret.Good Sister let vs dine, and neuer fret
HamletHam III.ii.379though you can fret me, you cannot play upon me.though you can fret me, you cannot play vpon me.
Henry VH5 IV.vii.77Fret fetlock-deep in gore, and with wild rageFret fet-locke deepe in gore, and with wilde rage
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.ii.20Let Henry fret and all the world repine.Let Henry fret, and all the world repine.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.228So York must sit and fret and bite his tongue,So Yorke must sit, and fret, and bite his tongue,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.91Stamp, rave, and fret, that I may sing and dance.Stampe, raue, and fret, that I may sing and dance.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.105I would 'twere something that would fret the string,I would 'twer somthing yt would fretthe string,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.104That fret the clouds are messengers of day.That fret the Clouds, are Messengers of Day.
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.42All this? Ay, more: fret till your proud heart break;All this? I more: Fret till your proud hart break.
King LearKL I.iv.282With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks,With cadent Teares fret Channels in her cheekes,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.13me the honey bag. Do not fret yourself too much in themee the hony bag. Doe not fret your selfe too much in the
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.227Nay, look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret,Nay, looke not big, nor stampe, nor stare, nor fret,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.648 And with the wind in greater fury fret; And with the winde in greater furie fret:
Venus and AdonisVen.69 Pure shame and awed resistance made him fret, Pure shame and aw'd resistance made him fret,
Venus and AdonisVen.621 His eyes like glow-worms shine when he doth fret; His eyes like glow-wormes shine, when he doth fret

Glossary

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chafefret, rage, seethe
fretadorn elaborately, decorate ornately [as a carved ceiling]
fretwear out, eat away, erode
fretchafe, be vexed, worry
fretdecay, fester, ferment
fretdistress oneself, worry, express discontent
fretstruggle, chafe, move in turmoil
fretridge for guiding the fingers on the neck of a lute [or similar instrument]
fretirritation, annoyance, vexation
fretrage, rampage

Thesaurus

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fretchafe

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