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flays

/fleɪz/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
  2. To frighten; scare; terrify.
  3. To be fear-stricken.
  4. To strip skin off
  5. To lash

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fleeces(English)skins(English)slams(English)criticizes(English)decries(English)condemns(English)assails(English)chides(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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