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flayflay /fleɪ/ verb [transitive] flayOrigin: Old English flean VERB TABLEflay |
Present | I, you, we, they | flay | | he, she, it | flays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flayed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flayed | | he, she, it | has flayed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flayed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flayed |
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Present | I | am flaying | | he, she, it | is flaying | | you, we, they | are flaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was flaying | | you, we, they | were flaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flaying | | he, she, it | has been flaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flaying |
- Congressmen have flayed the President for neglecting domestic issues.
- He dragged on the reins and drew the buggy around, flaying the horse with his whip.
- In art, he is often depicted flayed.
- None is decayed, but each has been carefully flayed.
- Words that flayed and scorched coming from her lips.
1formal to criticize someone very severely: She was well-known for flaying public officials in her daily column.2literary to whip or beat someone very severely3formal to remove the skin from an animal or person, especially one that is dead |