| 单词 | to fret its way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fret its way 5. To form or make by wearing away; = eat v. 11. With cognate object to fret its way. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > cause bad condition in [verb (transitive)] > cause to waste away > wear away or down > form or produce by work1585 fret1597 wear1597 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 166 Till they haue fretted vs a paire of graues Within the earth. View more context for this quotation 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 278 Let it stampe wrinckles in her brow of youth, with accent teares, fret channels in her cheeks. View more context for this quotation 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xix. 441 As if his eager soul, biting for anger at the clog of his body, desired to fret a passage through it. 1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada iv. 87 A broad white torrent fretting its way along the bottom of an impassable gorge. < as lemmas |
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