Fray — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a noisy fight

wear away by rubbing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈeɪ/.

Examples

The friction frayed the sleeve
my sweater scratches

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scratch ruffle chafe affray rub fret disturbance frazzle

Parts of Speech

noun	a noisy fight
verb	wear away by rubbing “The friction frayed the sleeve”
verb	cause friction “my sweater scratches”

Word Forms

rubbing	noun	the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
chafe	noun	soreness and warmth caused by friction
scratch	noun	an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kampf

ein lautstarker Kampf

🇫🇷French

combat

un combat bruyant

🇪🇸Spanish

refriega

una pelea ruidosa

🇮🇹Italian

mischia

una lotta rumorosa

🇳🇱Dutch

strijd

een luidruchtig gevecht

🇵🇹Portuguese

briga

uma briga barulhenta

🇷🇺Russian

изнашиваться

шумная драка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैदान

एक शोरगुल वाली लड़ाई

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝগড়া

একটি শোরগোল লড়াই

🇮🇳Tamil

சண்டை

ஒரு சத்தமான சண்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

గొడవ

ఒక ధ్వనించే పోరాటం

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडणे

एक गोंगाट करणारा लढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝઘડો

ઘોંઘાટીયા લડાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗಳ

ಗದ್ದಲದ ಹೋರಾಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴക്കിടുക

ശബ്ദായമാനമായ പോരാട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੜਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਰੌਲੇ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

ایک شور مچانے والی لڑائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磨损

吵闹的打斗

🇯🇵Japanese

ほつれ

騒々しい争い

🇰🇷Korean

싸움

시끄러운 싸움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xung đột

một cuộc chiến ồn ào

🇹🇭Thai

การต่อสู้

การต่อสู้ที่มีเสียงดัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keributan

pertarungan yang berisik

🇵🇭Filipino

awayan

isang maingay na away

🇲🇾Malay

pergaduhan

pergaduhan yang bising

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعركة

معركة صاخبة

🇮🇷Persian

نزاع

یک دعوای پر سر و صدا

🇹🇷Turkish

yıpranma

gürültülü bir kavga

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְטָטָה

קרב רועש

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