FRAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If your nerves or your temper fray, or if something frays them, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score [VERB] This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves [VERB noun]
Fray - definition of fray by The Free Dictionary A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation: "Minneapolis became the latest battleground in the fray over bio-engineering as hundreds of protesters took to the streets" (Todd Wilkinson)
fray - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to (cause to) become worn into loose threads at the edge or end: [no object] Sweaters often fray at the elbows [~ + object] All that traffic frayed the carpet
fray - Wiktionary, the free dictionary fray (plural frays) (archaic or obsolete) A consequence of rubbing, unravelling, or wearing away; a fraying; also, a place where fraying has occurred quotations
fray - definition and meaning - Wordnik noun A fret or chafe in cloth, a cord, etc ; a place injured or weakened by rubbing: as, a fray in an angler's line To rub; grate
Fray - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com The word fray is all about friction A frayed rope has been rubbed so much its fibers are wearing away People experiencing friction are involved in a fray, or a noisy fight If you have had a long day and feel like you're about to break down, you might say you are frayed