forgettingedge
nounUK /fəˈɡɛtɪŋɛdʒ/
US /fərˈɡɛtɪŋɛdʒ/
The forgettingedge is the fuzzy line where you start to forget things.
As she got older, Grandma said she was standing on the forgettingedge, where names slipped away like sand.
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2. The point in a task or story where details begin to be lost or ignored.
By the third chapter, the plot reached its forgettingedge and readers lost track of the characters.
3. A place or moment where something is about to be forgotten forever.
The old diary sat on the forgettingedge of the attic, nearly lost to time.
4. The boundary between remembering and not remembering in a person's mind.
He walked the forgettingedge of sleep, unsure if the dream had really happened.