Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: fretful
IPA transcription: [fɹ'ɛtfəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny
    Meaning: habitually complaining; "a whiny child"
  • Synonyms: antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy
    Meaning: nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
Usage examples
  • Here lay his fretful point.
  • The fretful children were crying in their cradles; the horse destined for the knacker dozed forlorn in the field of his imprisonment; the cats waited stealthily in corners for the coming night.