fraying

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪ.ɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ

Verb

fraying

  1. present participle and gerund of fray

Noun

fraying (plural frayings)

  1. Frayed material.
    Any frayings of rope should be removed.
  2. The skin which a deer frays from its horns.
    • 1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd:
      For by his slot , his entries , and his port , His frayings , fewmets , he doth promise sport

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