fret the gizzard

verb

To vex oneself; to worry.

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Meanings

verbfret the gizzard (third-person singular simple present frets the gizzard, present participle fretting the gizzard, simple past and past participle fretted the gizzard)

present singular third person frets the gizzard · participle present fretting the gizzard · participle past fretted the gizzard · past fretted the gizzard

  1. idiomaticTo vex oneself; to worry.
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APA

fret the gizzard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fret%20the%20gizzard

MLA

“fret the gizzard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fret%20the%20gizzard. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fret the gizzard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fret%20the%20gizzard.

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