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flaying

/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/

flayingnoun

flayings

Translations

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

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

flayinggerund / present participle

/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something harsh or scathing, metaphorically stripping away protective layers.

Definitions

Extremely harsh, cutting, or scathing, as if stripping away surface layers.

The journalist’s flaying remarks left the politician visibly shaken.

Synonyms

flayverb

flaying

Gerund

flayed

Past Simple

flayed

Past Participle

flaying

Gerund

/fleɪ/

Translations

сдирать

The butcher began to flay the skin off the animal.

Мясник начал сдирать шкуру с животного.

критиковать

The critics flayed the new movie for its lack of originality.

Критики раскритиковали новый фильм за отсутствие оригинальности.

Additional translations

бичевать

Definitions

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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