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Synonyms for fray

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : frey
Phonetic Transcription : freɪ

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Définition of fray

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "feeling of alarm," shortening of affray (q.v.; see also afraid). Meaning "a brawl, a fight" is from early 15c. (but late 14c. in Anglo-Latin). Fraymaker "fighter, brawler" is an excellent word from a 1530s statute.
  • noun fight, battle
  • verb shred, come apart
Example sentences :
  • It is the newspaper man's instinct to be in the center of the fray.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Then she fell to thinking how bravely he had borne him in that fray.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Like all these ladies, she was delightedly preparing for the fray.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • Eleven Indians were killed in this fray, and five were taken captive.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • Mrs. Lowder was London, was life—the roar of the siege and the thick of the fray.
  • Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James
  • He was as full of confidence for the issue as he was full of eager anticipation of the fray itself.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The man ran into the barn, returned with a lariat, and joined the fray.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • His appearance in the fray was like that of a bombshell timed to explode in its midst.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Trout seemed to greet him cheerily and sprang eagerly to the fray.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

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