frail
frail · frails · frailed · frailing
To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernailTo play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
/fɹeɪl/
» Tom is old and frail.
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1 sensesTo play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
Examples
20 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English frele, fraill, from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis. Cognate toFrom Middle English frele, fraill, from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis. Cognate to fraction, fracture, and doublet of fragile.
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Forms
frails, frailing, frailed, frailedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle