verb Download 🔗Share To (cause to) unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope. Examples : "The ribbon frayed at the cut end." material appearance condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength). Examples : "The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)" mind wear condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Frighten; alarm Examples : "The sudden loud noise in the middle of the night was fraying everyone in the house. " mind sensation emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bear the expense of; to defray. Examples : "The company is fraying the cost of employees' health insurance. " finance business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To rub. Examples : "The dog's collar was fraying against the rough fence. " wear material appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Frayed material. Examples : "Any frayings of rope should be removed." material appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The skin which a deer frays from its horns. Examples : "The biologist collected the fraying from the base of the buck's antlers for DNA analysis. " animal body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading