Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overfret

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-fret
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fret excessively.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + fret. Compare Middle English overfreten, ovirfretyn (past participle).

Usage

Inflected Forms

overfrets (present, singular) overfretting (participle, present) overfretted (past) overfrate (past) overfretted (participle, past) overfrate (participle, past) overfretten (in compounds, participle)

Questions

What does overfret mean?
To fret excessively.
Where does overfret come from?
From over- + fret. Compare Middle English overfreten, ovirfretyn (past participle).

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