What is another word for Fraying?

Pronunciation: [fɹˈe͡ɪɪŋ] (IPA)

Fraying refers to the process of a material or fabric becoming worn out or unravelled. There are many synonyms for the word fraying, such as unraveling, breaking, deteriorating, disintegrating, wearing away, falling apart, and coming undone. Other synonyms include wearing down, becoming threadbare, tattering, tearing, and shredding. Each of these words conveys a sense of something gradually falling apart or becoming unusable. Additionally, certain words may be more appropriate in certain contexts. For example, the word "unraveling" may be used to describe the fraying of a sweater, while "deteriorating" may describe the fraying of a building's foundation.

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Usage examples for Fraying

The leashes of discipline were Fraying.
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
One or two of its relaxed strings showed evidences of Fraying; and the sender had tied a small packet of new strings around the neck.
"Major Vigoureux"
A. T. Quiller-Couch
The solid rubber tyres which once had adorned the machine had worn out long ago, and were now replaced by twine twisted round the felloes of the wheels; this was for ever Fraying away and the wheels were fringed with a veritable lace-work of string.
"Fantômas"
Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain

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