Fray

"Fray" in Finnish

riita

(noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; loud quarrel — see also brawl, fight)

rähinä

(noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; loud quarrel — see also brawl, fight)

harsuuntua

(to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction)

hieroa

(to rub)

liestyä

(to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction)

purkaantua

(to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction)

raastaa hermoja

(of a person’s mental strength, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out)

rispaantua

(to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction)

uuvuttaa

(of a person’s mental strength, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out)

väsyttää

(of a person’s mental strength, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.