fray
/fɹeɪ/
Misollar
- All this bickering is starting to fray my nerves.
fe’l verb
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To (cause to) unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.
The ribbon frayed at the cut end.
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To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength).
The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)
- Frighten; alarm
- To bear the expense of; to defray.
ot noun
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A fight or argument
Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
- Fright.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.