frôler
Meanings
Verb
1. to brush against, touch, skim, graze, skirt (transitive)
2. to verge on (transitive)
Examples4
On a frôlé la victoire.
We came so close to winning.
Il frôle les cinquante ans.
He's pushing fifty.
Le bras de Tom a frôlé le mien.
Tom's arm brushed against mine.
Le bras de Tom frôla le mien.
Tom's arm brushed against mine.