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frailed

frailed is the simple past and past participle of frail.

Meaning of frail

Verb

frail (third-person singular simple present frails, present participle frailing, simple past and past participle frailed)

  1. To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

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Questions about frailed

What is frailed the simple past and past participle of?
Frailed is the simple past and past participle of frail.

Words near frailed in the dictionary

  1. Fraijos
  2. frail
  3. frail sister
  4. frail sisters
  5. fraile
  6. frailed
  7. frailejon
  8. frailejones
  9. frailejons
  10. frailer
  11. frailers

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