FRAY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of fray in English frayverb uk /freɪ/ us /freɪ/

fray verb (CLOTH)

Add to word list Add to word list [ I or T ] to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end: Denim frays so easily. I frayed the edges of my jeans since that was the fashion in those days. Tearing and breaking into pieces

• apart
• asunder
• bobble
• bobbly
• break into pieces
• chip
• crack
• disintegration
• dismantle
• fall to pieces idiom
• fragment
• fragmentation
• rip
• shearing
• shred
• snag
• snap
• splinter
• split
• sunder

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fray verb (BECOME ANNOYED)

[ I ] If your temper frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become upset or annoyed: Tempers frayed as thousands of drivers began the Christmas holiday with long waits in traffic jams. Becoming angry and expressing anger

• (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom
• aggravated
• ape
• ballistic
• bananas
• blow
• fly off the handle idiom
• fulminating
• fume
• get bent out of shape idiom
• get huffy with someone
• go through the roof idiom
• grave
• roof
• sharpness
• splenetic
• splenetically
• stew
• storm in (somewhere) phrasal verb
• throw

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Idiom

fray around/at the edges fraynoun [ S ] uk /freɪ/ us /freɪ/  the fray an energetic and often not well-organized effort, activity, fight, or disagreement: enter the fray With a third country about to enter (= take part in) the fray, the fighting looks set to continue.ready for the fray A good holiday should leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the fray (= ready to work) again. Fighting

• armed combat
• arms
• array
• battle scar
• bellicosity
• blood diamond
• bloodless
• bloodletting
• conflict
• counterinsurgency
• dust-up
• engage
• gunfight
• pick on someone your own size idiom
• pillow fight
• police action
• pugilistic
• pull a knife
• punch out phrasal verb
• toe

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Arguments & disagreements (Definition of fray from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

fray | American Dictionary

frayverb [ I/T ] us /freɪ/

fray verb [I/T] (LOOSEN)

Add to word list Add to word list to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated and loose at the edge or end: [ I ] All his shirts are fraying at the collar. [ I ] fig. My nerves are getting frayed (= I am becoming nervous) from the constant noise around here. fraynoun [ U ] us /freɪ/

fray noun [U] (FIGHT)

a fight or argument, esp. one in which several people take part A fray is also a situation in which people or organizations compete forcefully: A third buyer has entered the fray. (Definition of fray from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of fray?

Translations of fray

in Chinese (Traditional) 布料, （使）（布料或繩子）磨損，（使）磨散, 使煩躁… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 布料, （使）（布料或绳子）磨损，（使）磨散, 使烦躁… See more in Spanish deshilachar, deshilacharse, desgastar… See more in Portuguese desgastar, desgastar-se, desfiar… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian （布など）をほつれさせる, （布など）がほつれる… See more tel tel olmak, yıpra(t)nmak, eski(t)mek… See more (s’)effilocher… See more desfilar-se… See more rafelen… See more třepit se… See more slide… See more berumbai… See more หลุดลุ่ย… See more bị cọ sờn, bị cọ xơ… See more wycierać (się), strzępić (się), zawodzić… See more nöta, bli nött, göra (bli) trådsliten… See more berumbai… See more ausfransen… See more slite så det blir tjafset, tynnslite… See more 닳다… See more протирати(ся)… See more sfilacciarsi, consumarsi… See more Need a translator?

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    • fray (CLOTH)
    • fray (BECOME ANNOYED)
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    • the fray
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    • fray (LOOSEN)
  • Noun 
    • fray (FIGHT)

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