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fretful

[fret-fuhl] / ˈfrɛt fəl /


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In this exquisitely staged show, directed by Tony winner Michael Arden, Platt recaps the story of his life with an ironic touch while singing songs that mark his fretful, meteoric journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

With their heavy eyebrows and square jaws, they look like a fretful phalanx of Martin Scorseses reluctantly conceding that the movie is pretty fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

The opening track, “Gemini,” is a vivid but fretful tale of modern malaise and a doppelgänger who gives Heynderickx refreshing perspective.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2024

The court heard the incidents left him "fretful" and "fearful" about his safety.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

The day before, an old woman who’d seemed anxious and fretful had come.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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