fretful
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The outrageous antics revolving around the experiences of fretful teen prodigy Malcolm were always anchored by his family’s tight bond.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
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
Oliver is used to hospitals, but is fretful, and wriggles as the research nurse slowly injects the treatment, about a cup full, into a catheter in his chest.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 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
They just heard him moving inside the dark house, then they heard the granddaughter’s voice, fretful and querulous: ‘Who is it? Light the lamp, Grandpaw’ then his voice.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing fretful
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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