Definition of "fretting" []

• Present participle of fret. (verb)
• Action of the verb to fret. (noun)

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• "The oil industry wasn't alone in fretting about the costs of offshore exploration."
• "But the fretting is due to commence any minute now ..."
• "And although Douthat finds much to be concerned about, his sociological fretting is leavened with a deep affection for Harvard and the time he spent there."