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fretting the gizzard

fretting the gizzard is the present participle and gerund of fret the gizzard.

Meaning of fret the gizzard

Verb

fret the gizzard (third-person singular simple present frets the gizzard, present participle fretting the gizzard, simple past and past participle fretted the gizzard)

  1. (idiomatic) To vex oneself; to worry.

Questions about fretting the gizzard

What is fretting the gizzard the present participle and gerund of?
Fretting the gizzard is the present participle and gerund of fret the gizzard.

Words near fretting the gizzard in the dictionary

  1. frettest
  2. fretteth
  3. frettiness
  4. fretting
  5. fretting leprosy
  6. fretting the gizzard
  7. frettingly
  8. frettings
  9. fretts
  10. fretty
  11. fretum

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