Fret and Huff

Fret

Fret noun - A state of nervous or irritated concern.
Usage example: one of my customers always gets into a fret if I'm so much as 15 minutes late delivering his newspaper

Huff and fret are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Huff" instead the word "Fret" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: fretful, fretted, fretting, fretwork

Huff

Huff noun - A state of nervous or irritated concern.
Usage example: was in a huff because everyone was running late and the hot breakfast she had prepared was getting cold

Fret and huff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fret" instead the word "Huff" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: huffy, huffed, huffing, huffily
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