fraying

หˆfreษชษชล‹
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fraying: process of threads coming apart in material
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Translation of fraying into Hebrew,

Noun

1.

stress

the act of causing stress or strain
ืฉึฐืื—ึดื™ืงึธื” fื”ึทืชึธึผืฉึธืื”
  • The constant fraying of nerves led to a tense atmosphere.ื”ืฉื—ื™ืงื” ื”ืžืชืžื“ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขืฆื‘ื™ื ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืื•ื•ื™ืจื” ืžืชื•ื—ื”.
2.

textile

process of threads coming apart in material
ืคึฐึผืจึดื™ืžึธื” prima
  • The fraying of the rope was evident.ื”ืคืจื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื”.

Adjective

1.

material

becoming worn or unravelled at the edges
ื ึดืคึฐืจึธื nifram
  • The fraying rope needed to be replaced.ื”ื—ื‘ืœ ื”ื ืคืจื ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื—ืœืฃ.
2.

nerves

becoming strained or worn out
ืฉึธืื—ื•ึผืง shahukืžึธืชื•ึผื—ึท
  • Her fraying nerves were evident during the meeting.ืขืฆื‘ื™ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืงื™ื ื ื™ื›ืจื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื”.
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  • fraying: process of threads coming apart in material
    (textile) ืคึฐึผืจึดื™ืžึธื”

Synonyms and analogies of fraying in English

n.straintensionunravelingwearing
adj.tatteredthreadbarewornstrainedtenseMore synonyms

Examples of fraying in a sentence

  • Work pressures caused a fraying of tempers.
  • Fraying at the edges made the fabric look worn.
  • The fraying of the old flag was noticeable.
  • She wore a fraying jacket on the hike.
  • The fraying edges of the fabric caught her attention.
  • His fraying patience was tested by the delays.
fray
freษช
Noun
1.

conflict

fight or scuffle
ืงึฐื˜ึธื˜ึธื” qtatah
  • The two sides were drawn into a fray at the protest..ืฉื ื™ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ื ืงืœืขื• ืœืงื˜ื˜ื” ื‘ื”ืคื’ื ื”.
2.

wear

wearing out of fabric edge
ืคึฐึผืจึดื™ืžึธื” mprimaื”ึดืชึฐืคึธึผืจึฐืžื•ึผืช
  • The constant rubbing caused a fray on the sleeve..ื”ื—ื™ื›ื•ืš ื”ืžืชืžื™ื“ ื’ืจื ืœืคืจื™ืžื” ื‘ืฉืจื•ื•ืœ.
3.

activity

Rareexciting or challenging activityRare
ื”ึทืงึถึผืœึทื—ึทืช ืœึตื‘ ื”ึธืขึดื ึฐื™ึธื ึดื™ื ื–ึดื™ืจึทืช ื”ึทื”ึดืชึฐืจึทื—ึฒืฉืื•ึผืช
  • He jumped into the fray of the competition.ื”ื•ื ืงืคืฅ ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืงืœื—ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช.
Verb
1.

fabric

tr./intr.unravel or come apart at the edgestr./intr.
ืœึฐื”ึดื™ืคึธึผืจึตื ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื‘ึทึผืœึผื•ึนืช
  • The old sweater started to fray at the cuffs.ื”ืกื•ื•ื“ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ื™ืคืจื ื‘ืงืฆื•ืช ื”ืฉืจื•ื•ืœื™ื.
2.

tension

intr.become strained or irritatedintr.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืขึทืจึฐืขึตืจ lehit'ar'er
  • Her patience started to fray after the long wait.ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืชื” ื”ื—ืœื” ืœื”ืชืขืจืขืจ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืžืชื ื” ื”ืืจื•ื›ื”.
3.

strain

tr.Rarecause to become strained or tensetr.Rare
ืœึดืฉึฐืื—ื•ึนืง lishkhokืœึฐื”ึทืชึดึผื™ืฉื
  • The endless negotiations started to fray his patience..ื”ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ื”ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืฉื—ื•ืง ืืช ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืชื•.

Expressions with fray: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

fray someone's nervesv.
ืœึดืฉึฐืื—ื•ึนืง ืœึฐืžึดื™ืฉึถืื”ื•ึผ ืึถืช ื”ึธืขึฒืฆึทื‘ึดึผื™ื
The loud noise began to fray her nerves.
join the frayv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืฆึฐื˜ึธืจึตืฃ ืœึทืžึทึผืึฒื‘ึธืง
He decided to join the fray to support his friends.
this can fray the nervesv.
ืœึดืฉึฐืื—ื•ึนืง ืึถืช ื”ึธืขึฒืฆึทื‘ึดึผื™ื
Working night shifts for weeksโ€”this can fray the nerves.
above the frayadv.
ืžึตืขึทืœ ืœึทืžึทึผื—ึฒืœื•ึนืงึถืช
She stayed above the fray during the heated debate.
fray one's temperv.
ืœึฐื”ึทืชึดึผื™ืฉื ืึถืช ื”ึทืกึทึผื‘ึฐืœึธื ื•ึผืช ืฉึถืืœ
The constant construction outside his window began to fray his temper badly.
in the frayadv.
ื‘ึฐึผืชื•ึนืšึฐ ื”ึทืžึฐึผื”ื•ึผืžึธื”
She jumped in the fray to defend her friend.

Translations of "fraying" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
ืคืจื™ืžื”nm.

She used a unique notion to prevent fabric fraying along the edges.

ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘ื›ืœื™ ืขื–ืจ ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื“ ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื.

She roughed the fabric edges to prevent fraying during sewing.

ื”ื™ื ื—ื™ืกืคืกื” ืืช ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืชืคื™ืจื”.

ื”ืชืจื•ืคืคื•ืชnf.

A careful inspection revealed fraying in the seams of the backpack.

ื‘ื“ื™ืงื” ืžื“ื•ืงื“ืงืช ื’ื™ืœืชื” ื”ืชืจื•ืคืคื•ืช ื‘ืชืคืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชืจืžื™ืœ.

The fraying of the old rope made it unsafe for climbing the steep cliff.

ื”ืชืจื•ืคืคื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืœ ื”ื™ืฉืŸ ื”ืคื›ื” ืื•ืชื• ืœืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ืง ื”ืชืœื•ืœ.

ื”ืชืคื•ืจืจื•ืชnf.

She decided to whipstitch the fabric edges to prevent fraying.

ื”ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœืชืคื•ืจ ืืช ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื“ ื‘ืชืคืจื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื ืœืžื ื™ืขืช ื”ืชืคื•ืจืจื•ืช.

The lasered edges of the fabric prevented any fraying over time.

ืฉื•ืœื™ ื”ื‘ื“ ื”ืžื™ื•ืขื“ื™ื ืžื ืขื• ื›ืœ ื”ืชืคื•ืจืจื•ืช ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ.

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Other translations for fraying:

  • ืฉึฐืื—ึดื™ืงึธื”nf.
  • ืœึฐื”ึดื™ืคึธึผืจึตื
  • ื ึดืคึฐืจึธื

fraying: Examples and translations in context

The instructions say to seam the fabric edges to prevent fraying later.

ื”ื”ื•ืจืื•ืช ืื•ืžืจื•ืช ืœืชืคื•ืจ ืืช ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื” ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ.

Remember to clip the fabric before sewing the pieces together to prevent fraying.

ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืœื”ื“ืง ืืช ื”ื‘ื“ ืœืคื ื™ ืชืคื™ืจืช ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื”.

She finished the quilt with oversewn edges to prevent fraying.

ื”ื™ื ืกื™ื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ืฉืžื™ื›ื” ืขื ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ืชืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืขืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื”.

He examined the thrum for any fraying that might disrupt future projects.

ื”ื•ื ื‘ื—ืŸ ืืช ื—ื•ื˜ ื”ืกืชื™ืžื” ืœื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืคืจื™ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœืฉื‘ืฉ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื™ื.

Don't forget to pink the hems to prevent any unwanted fraying.

ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื— ืœืฉื ืŸ ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื” ืœื ืจืฆื•ื™ื”.

She inserted a grommet into the canvas to protect the edges from fraying.

ื”ื™ื ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืขื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืจืงืช ืœื‘ื“ ื”ืงื ื‘ืก ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ืžืคื ื™ ืคืจื™ืžื”.

We must rivet the edges to prevent fraying and damage.

ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืงื‘ืข ืืช ื”ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ืกืžืจื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื” ื•ื ื–ืง.

Make sure to bond the fabric edges to avoid fraying.

ื”ืงืคื“ ืœื”ื“ื‘ื™ืง ืืช ืงืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืคืจื™ืžื”.

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