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Explore Fretful through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like antsy or complaining. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Fretful in a sentence

Fretful meaning

  1. Given to fretting.
  2. Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious.

Synonyms of Fretful

antsy complaining whiny whining whiney querulous unquiet restless itchy fidgety complaintive

Related words

Other words often associated with Fretful or its synonyms:

grumbling uneasy protestant uncomplaining protesting discontent squally riotous agitated discontented turbulent painful

Using Fretful

  • The main meaning on this page is: Given to fretting. | Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious. | Given to fretting.
  • Useful related words include: antsy, complaining, whiny, whining.

Context around Fretful

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

intellectual 1×

Often after:

anticipation 1× aides 1× nebbish 1×

Sentence patterns with Fretful

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

administration was fretful that a 1× insecure intellectual fretful nebbish which 1× itself through fretful anticipation as 1× nature more fretful and less 1× resistance of fretful aides who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and those cycles 1× as a comedian 1× it was purportedly 1× the truman administration 1× this australian singer 1×

Common sentence endings:

an unstable president 1× and less reliable 1× committed in korea 1× real life personality 1×

Words around Fretful

Just before it in the word index:

fretensis 2 fretboard 35 fret 142 fresta 2 fresson 2 fresquez 4

Just after it in the word index:

fretheim 3 fretilin 7 fretland 3 fretless 9 frets 62 frett 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Fretful

  • In this selection, "fretful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, intellectual, anticipation, aides and nebbish stand out and add context to how "fretful" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include administration was fretful that a and insecure intellectual fretful nebbish which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fretful" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fretful

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And those cycles, mused Angus, were the body’s own equivalent to liturgical hours, though fewer in nature, more fretful, and less reliable. (23 words)

As a comedian, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he maintains is quite different from his real-life personality. (24 words)

The Truman administration was fretful that a war in Korea was a diversionary assault that would escalate to a general war in Europe once the United States committed in Korea. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

This Australian singer-songwriter’s acute autopsy of a fragmenting relationship cuts from present to past and back again, with the future manifesting itself through fretful anticipation as Jacklin faces a clump of unanswerables: Is he OK? (37 words)

It was purportedly written by a senior official in the Trump administration who suggested a "quiet resistance" of fretful aides who were conspiring to protect the nation from an unstable president. (31 words)

The Truman administration was fretful that a war in Korea was a diversionary assault that would escalate to a general war in Europe once the United States committed in Korea. (30 words)

Question examples

This Australian singer-songwriter’s acute autopsy of a fragmenting relationship cuts from present to past and back again, with the future manifesting itself through fretful anticipation as Jacklin faces a clump of unanswerables: Is he OK? (37 words)

Example sentences (5)

And those cycles, mused Angus, were the body’s own equivalent to liturgical hours, though fewer in nature, more fretful, and less reliable.

This Australian singer-songwriter’s acute autopsy of a fragmenting relationship cuts from present to past and back again, with the future manifesting itself through fretful anticipation as Jacklin faces a clump of unanswerables: Is he OK?

It was purportedly written by a senior official in the Trump administration who suggested a "quiet resistance" of fretful aides who were conspiring to protect the nation from an unstable president.

As a comedian, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he maintains is quite different from his real-life personality.

The Truman administration was fretful that a war in Korea was a diversionary assault that would escalate to a general war in Europe once the United States committed in Korea.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fretful" in a sentence?
An example: "And those cycles, mused Angus, were the body’s own equivalent to liturgical hours, though fewer in nature, more fretful, and less reliable." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "fretful" from authentic English texts.
What does "fretful" mean?
Fretful means: Given to fretting.
What are synonyms of "fretful"?
Common synonyms of "fretful" include: antsy, complaining, whiny, whining, whiney, querulous, unquiet, restless. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "fretful" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "fretful", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.