fray

/freɪ/ verb

Definition

CLOTH [I, T] › If material or clothing frays, or if it is frayed, the threads at the edge break and become loose.

ANNOYED [I] › If your temper (= mood) frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become annoyed or upset: After hours of waiting, tempers were beginning to fray.

(Definition of fray verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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