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fraying

VERB

shred, come apart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erode frazzle unravel wear away

STRONG

chafe fret ravel rip rub tatter tear wear

WEAK

become ragged become threadbare wear thin

Antonyms

STRONG

please sew

Example Sentences

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And, hollower still, comes the howl affraying, Till their hearts are sick with the frightful delaying.

From Rampolli by MacDonald, George

And hollower still comes the howl affraying, Till their hearts are sick with the frightful delaying.

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George

She clung to Guy's arm as if this urgent and tumultuous wind had the power to sweep her, too, into the confusion; such an affraying journey was life beginning to seem.

From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton