FRAY Meaning of FRAY in English n. 25B6; verbcheap fabric soon frays : UNRAVEL, wear, wear thin, wear out/through, become worn. her nerves were frayed : STRAIN, tax, overtax, put on edge. Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012