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Detailed Synonyms for fray in English

fray:

to fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)

  1. to fray
    to fray; to ravel out; to unravel
    • fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)
    • ravel out verbe (ravels out, ravelled out, ravelling out)
    • unravel verbe (unravels, unravelled, unravelling)
  2. to fray
    to unravel; to untie; to fray; to loosen; to undo; to unlock; to unbutton; to ravel out
    • unravel verbe (unravels, unravelled, unravelling)
    • untie verbe (unties, untied, untying)
    • fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)
    • loosen verbe (loosens, loosened, loosening)
    • undo verbe (undoes, undid, undoing)
    • unlock verbe (unlocks, unlocked, unlocking)
    • unbutton verbe (unbuttons, unbuttoned, unbuttoning)
    • ravel out verbe (ravels out, ravelled out, ravelling out)
  3. to fray
    to fray
    • fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)
  4. to fray
    – cause friction 1
    to scratch; to fret; to fray; to chafe; to rub
    – cause friction 1
    • scratch verbe (scratches, scratched, scratching)
      • my sweater scratches1
    • fret verbe (frets, fretted, fretting)
    • fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)
    • chafe verbe (chafes, chafed, chafing)
    • rub verbe (rubs, rubbed, rubbing)
  5. to fray
    – wear away by rubbing 1
    to fray; frazzle
    – wear away by rubbing 1
    • fray verbe (frays, frayed, fraying)
      • The friction frayed the sleeve1
    • frazzle verbe

Conjugations for fray:

present
  1. fray
  2. fray
  3. frays
  4. fray
  5. fray
  6. fray
simple past
  1. frayed
  2. frayed
  3. frayed
  4. frayed
  5. frayed
  6. frayed
present perfect
  1. have frayed
  2. have frayed
  3. has frayed
  4. have frayed
  5. have frayed
  6. have frayed
past continuous
  1. was fraying
  2. were fraying
  3. was fraying
  4. were fraying
  5. were fraying
  6. were fraying
future
  1. shall fray
  2. will fray
  3. will fray
  4. shall fray
  5. will fray
  6. will fray
continuous present
  1. am fraying
  2. are fraying
  3. is fraying
  4. are fraying
  5. are fraying
  6. are fraying
subjunctive
  1. be frayed
  2. be frayed
  3. be frayed
  4. be frayed
  5. be frayed
  6. be frayed
diverse
  1. fray!
  2. let's fray!
  3. frayed
  4. fraying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

fray [the ~] nom

  1. the fray
    – a noisy fight 1
    the disturbance; the fray; the ruffle; the affray
    – a noisy fight 1

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Related Definitions for "fray":

  1. a noisy fight1
  2. cause friction1
  3. wear away by rubbing1
    • The friction frayed the sleeve1