"fraying" meaning in English

See fraying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪ.ɪŋ/ Forms: frayings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} fraying (plural frayings)
  1. Frayed material.
    Sense id: en-fraying-en-noun-jxI0ceTX
  2. The skin which a deer frays from its horns.
    Sense id: en-fraying-en-noun-BkFZWcjz

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪ.ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fraying
  1. present participle and gerund of fray Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fray Derived forms: nonfraying
    Sense id: en-fraying-en-verb-iIFxOJ4G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 11 76

Inflected forms

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