Word "FRAY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a noisy fight
Synonyms:
affray, disturbance, ruffle

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
cause friction
Synonyms:
chafe, fret, rub, scratch

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
wear away by rubbing
Synonyms:
frazzle
Examples:
The friction frayed the sleeve

Crossword Clues for FRAY

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Become unravelled if treaty seen alternately (4)
Unweave at the edges
Become ragged at the edges
Wear at the edges USA Today 24 Apr 2024
Become worn at the edge Universal 20 Apr 2024
Unravel, become worn (4)
Become worn at the edges
Become ragged at the edge in a brawl (4)
Become worn at the edge (4)
Scuffle LA Times Daily 10 Mar 2024
Noisy conflict Mirror Tea Time 04 Mar 2024
Skirmish Wall Street Journal 04 Mar 2024
Become ragged at the edges
Wear away Family Time 19 Feb 2024
Wear at the edges (4) Puzzler 03 Feb 2024
Skirmish (4) Puzzler 23 Dec 2023
Unravel at the edge LA Times Daily 18 Dec 2023
Fight with a fellow man (4)
Starting to wear out (rhymes with "bray")
Grow threadbare New York Times 09 Nov 2023
Start to unravel Newsday 13 Oct 2023
I’d to abandon Crusoe’s man in brawl The Times Quick Cryptic 13 Oct 2023
Unravel Eugene Sheffer 02 Aug 2023
Scuffle Wall Street Journal 24 Jul 2023
Wear out at the edges
Wear article worn by cook The Telegraph Cryptic 24 May 2023
Melee to become untidy at the edges The Times Cryptic 22 May 2023
Melee Wall Street Journal 16 May 2023
Eventually break up fight.. Irish Times Crosaire 27 Apr 2023
Skirmish LA Times Daily 01 Apr 2023
Wear away The Guardian Quick 30 Jan 2023
Fight LA Times Daily 21 Jan 2023
Skirmish Newsday 13 Jan 2023
Unravel The Telegraph Quick 13 Nov 2022
Unravel, as a hem Family Time 03 Oct 2022
Wear out at the edge Universal 27 Sep 2022
Wear out New York Times 15 Jul 2022
Skirmish Wall Street Journal 02 Jul 2022
Come apart at the edge USA Today 31 May 2022
Cook disturbed by a brawl The Times Cryptic 11 May 2022
Wear The Washington Post 24 Mar 2022
Wear LA Times Daily 24 Mar 2022
Odd items of fur: many are worn The Times Cryptic 11 Mar 2022
Battle, fight The Times Concise 28 Feb 2022
Start to unravel, as a towel Newsday 14 Feb 2022
Introduction of full beam leads to quarrel
Unravel, as a hem Family Time 01 Nov 2021
Donnybrook LA Times Daily 31 Oct 2021
Melee New York Times 24 Oct 2021
Slugfest Newsday 27 Aug 2021
Become ragged The Telegraph Quick 28 Jul 2021
Skirmish USA Today 20 Jun 2021
Unravel Eugene Sheffer 22 May 2021
Ruckus The Washington Post 07 Apr 2021
Ruckus LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2021
Skirmish The Washington Post Sunday 28 Mar 2021
Scuffle Wall Street Journal 08 Mar 2021
Battle Premier Sunday 24 Jan 2021
A fight or battle Family Time 20 Dec 2020
Disorderly fight Universal 06 Dec 2020
Skirmish Wall Street Journal 30 Nov 2020
Unravel; battle The Times Concise 16 Nov 2020
Begin to unravel Wall Street Journal 04 Nov 2020
Cook disturbed by a noisy quarrel
Chafe The Telegraph Quick 24 Jun 2020
Start to come apart New York Times 18 Jun 2020
Wear at the edges
Start to unravel Universal 16 May 2020
Wear at the edges
Cook welcomes a brawl
Start to unravel LA Times Daily 25 Nov 2019
Start to unravel The Washington Post 25 Nov 2019
Wear at the edges
Melee The Washington Post Sunday 10 Nov 2019
Come apart, as a rope Universal 18 Sep 2019
Wear at the edges USA Today 22 Aug 2019
Unravel at the edges The New Yorker 19 Aug 2019
Start to deteriorate, as a cord New York Times 12 Aug 2019
Wear away the edge of a cloth by rubbing
Battle for lady to get old parts lifted The Telegraph Toughie 05 Jun 2019
Become ragged at the edges
Fight using force with beam
Come apart, as a rope
Start to deteriorate, as a cord
Wear at the edges
Fight using force with beam
Become worn USA Today 20 Nov 2018
Wild, noisy brawl Universal 13 Nov 2018
Become ragged at the edges Family Time 28 Oct 2018
Start to unravel The Washington Post Sunday 21 Oct 2018
Come apart at the seams Wall Street Journal 09 Oct 2018
Show sign of wear and tear at the edge of a fabric, say
Cook welcoming a fight
Scuffle Thomas Joseph 02 Aug 2018
Wear at the edges
Melee New York Times 12 Jun 2018
Become threadbare USA Today 06 May 2018
Wear out around the edge
Get ragged Universal 10 Apr 2018
Start to fall apart The Chronicle of Higher Education 09 Mar 2018
Wear at the edges
Start to wear away at the edges
Wear away The Telegraph Quick 18 Jan 2018
Sally hasn't got over fight
Start to fall apart
Come apart at the seams
Become worn
Get ragged
Wild, noisy brawl
Become threadbare
Melee
Start to unravel Newsday 20 Dec 2017
Area beset by young to become dilapidated The Telegraph Toughie 09 Nov 2017
Start to wear away at the edges, like a cheap fabric
Come apart at the seams? Universal 01 Sep 2017
Become undone, in a way LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2017
Become undone, in a way The Washington Post 14 Jul 2017
Start to unravel USA Today 15 Jun 2017
Starting to split from the ends
Become strained and fight
Come apart in struggle The Times Cryptic 01 Mar 2017
Become strained and fight
Come apart at the seams?
Become undone, in a way
Start to unravel
Start to unravel
Noisy fight The Telegraph Quick 31 Dec 2016
Battle The Washington Post 04 Jul 2016
Sally ain't got nuffink to wear
Wear down in fight The Telegraph Cryptic 09 May 2016
Become unraveled The Washington Post 18 Apr 2016
Deep-___ [Slugfest] Jonesin 12 Apr 2016
Show wear New York Times 03 Apr 2016
Skirmish The Washington Post 25 Jan 2016
Unravel at the edges Eugene Sheffer 12 Jan 2016
Small fish circling a disturbance
Donnybrook, free-for-all The Guardian Speedy 13 Dec 2015
Become ragged The Guardian Quick 12 Sep 2015
Wear LA Times Daily 30 May 2015
Show effects of strain in fight The Telegraph Cryptic 10 May 2015
Donnybrook USA Today 08 May 2015
Donnybrook
Wear
Start to unravel
Begin to unravel
Unravel at the edge, as threads
Brawl
Become ragged at the edges
Unravel, as rope fiber
Begin to show wear
Discompose
Skirmish
Become ragged
"How to Save a Life" band (with "The")
Ravel
Rhubarb
Come apart at the seams
Scuffle
Wear out at the edges
Skirmish
Become worn
Donnybrook
"How to Save a Life" band, with "the"
Unravel
Become ragged
Piano-driven Denver band
Start to unravel
Start to unravel
Unravel
Wear, as a sweater?
Wear at the edges
Melee
Skirmish
Unravel at the edges
Wear on, as nerves
Skirmish
Unravel at the edges
Unravel
Donnybrook
Become threadbare
Come apart at the seams
Struggle
Noisy fight
Start unraveling, as a towel
Skirmish
Struggle
Wear, in a way
Noisy brawl
Start to wear
Skirmish
Noisy brawl
Wear, in a way
Unravel at the edges
Come a bit undone
Wear at the edges
Become ragged at the edges
Skirmish
Skirmish
Unravel
Unravel
Wear at the edges
Ravel
Become threadbare
Scuffle
Ravel
Donnybrook
Unravel, as a cord
Tatter
Get worn
Scuffle
Skirmish
Wear away
Noisy quarrel
Donnybrook
Brawl
Unravel, as a rope
Noisy brawl
Wear out by rubbing
Unravel, as a rope
Scuffle
Wear on, as the nerves
Brawl
Wear at the edges
Slugfest
Scuffle
Wear at the edges
Scuffle
Brawl
Skirmish
Donnybrook
Become raveled
Wear out at the edges
Slate section
Wear at the edges
Make ragged
Become ragged at the edges
Become raggedy
Unravel
Become worn
Melee
Battle
Unravel, as rope fiber
Brawl
Come a bit undone
Come apart at the seams
Come apart at the seams
Slugfest
Imbroglio
Become threadbare
Become raveled
Row
Brawl
Wear out
Contention
Cause to ravel
Fracas
Ravel
Battle
Unravel
Become ragged
Noisy quarrel
Wear off by rubbing
Commotion
Frazzle
Conflict.
Wear out.
Become worn.
Battle.
Ravel.
Skirmish.
Brawl.
Combat.
Noisy quarrel.
Fight.
Melee.
Wear off.
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