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flaying

UK
/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/

Translations

flayinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something harsh or scathing, metaphorically stripping away protective layers.
Synonyms
scathing
searing
cutting
harsh
castigating
skinning
flensing
scalping
stripping
excoriating
flayingnoun
flayings
pl
сдирание кожи
The flaying of the animal was done carefully to preserve the hide.
Сдирание кожи с животного было выполнено аккуратно, чтобы сохранить шкуру.
Additional translations
обдирание
снятие шкуры
Synonyms
flensing
stripping
peeling
scalping
flayverb

flaying

Gerund

flayed
Past Simple
flayed
Past Participle
flaying
Gerund
UK
/fleɪ/
US
/fleɪ/
The butcher began to flay the skin off the animal.
Мясник начал сдирать шкуру с животного.
The critics flayed the new movie for its lack of originality.
Критики раскритиковали новый фильм за отсутствие оригинальности.
Additional translations
бичевать
Synonyms
strip
criticize
berate
lash
whip
scourge
peel
skin

Definitions

flayinggerund / present participle
Extremely harsh, cutting, or scathing, as if stripping away surface layers.
The journalist’s flaying remarks left the politician visibly shaken.
flayingnoun
The act of removing the skin from an animal or person, often as a form of punishment or preparation.
The flaying of the animal was done carefully to preserve the hide for leather production.
flayverb
To strip off the skin or outer covering of something.
The butcher flayed the hide from the carcass with precision.
To criticize or scold with severity.
The critics flayed the new movie for its lack of originality.
To deprive someone of money or possessions by extortion or excessive charges; to fleece (archaic or figurative).
Unscrupulous vendors would flay unwary tourists with exorbitant fees.
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