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fray
1[frey]
noun
a fight, battle, or skirmish.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,a competition or contest, especially in sports.
Synonyms: , , ,a noisy quarrel or brawl.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,Archaic.fright.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to frighten.
verb (used without object)
Archaic.to fight or brawl.
fray
2[frey]
verb (used with object)
to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end; cause to ravel out.
Our old washing machine frayed all of our towels.
Synonyms: , ,to wear by rubbing (sometimes followed bythrough ).
to cause strain on (something); upset; discompose.
All that arguing is fraying my nerves.
Synonyms: , ,to rub.
verb (used without object)
to wear into loose, raveled threads or fibers, as cloth; ravel out.
My sweater frayed at the elbows.
to become strained or stressed.
Jealousy could be a sign that your relationship is fraying.
to rub against something.
tall grass fraying against my knees.
noun
a raveled or worn part, as in cloth.
frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
fray
1/ ڰɪ /
noun
a noisy quarrel
a fight or brawl
an archaic word for fright
verb
(tr) to frighten
fray
2/ ڰɪ /
verb
to wear or cause to wear away into tatters or loose threads, esp at an edge or end
to make or become strained or irritated
to rub or chafe (another object) or (of two objects) to rub against one another
noun
a frayed place, as in cloth
Other 51Թ Forms
- frayed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fray1
Origin of fray2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
There are no frayed nerves or screaming matches backstage before the Miami show... and no-one's on fire.
The participants — a handful of dads — begin sharing personal stories about toddlers that melt down like snow on summer asphalt, frayed patience and what it means to parent with intention.
After that defeat he stepped back from politics but later returned to the fray and appeared to have ambitions to run for the presidency again.
Credulously repeating Musk's claims that he's leaving the government, as far too many media outlets have done, helps Musk soothe the frayed nerves of his investors.
Federal Communications Commissioner Anna M. Gomez traveled to Los Angeles this week to sound an alarm that attacks on the media by President Trump and his lieutenants could fray the fabric of the 1st Amendment.
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