Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Pheese /(fÄ“z)/ · IPA v. t. n. 01 v. t. To comb; also, to beat; to worry. 1. To comb; also, to beat; to worry.[Obs. or Local] 02 n. Fretful excitement. 1. Fretful excitement.[Obs. or Local]