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fray

/ˈfreɪ/

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noun

plural frays

[count] :a fight, struggle, or disagreement that involves many people

He threw himself into the fray.

He joined/entered the political fray.

above the fray

not directly involved in an angry or difficult struggle or disagreement

His political aides handled the controversy while he remained above the fray.

verb

frays; frayed; fraying

to cause (a cloth or other material) to become worn down at the end or edge :to separate the threads of (a material) [+ obj]

She frayed the edges of her cutoff jeans. = She frayed her cutoff jeans at the edges. [no obj]

The cuffs of the old shirt were fraying. - often used figuratively

Her temper was starting to fray. [=she was beginning to get angry]

His nerves were frayed/fraying.

their frayed/fraying friendship