Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of frightening.
- noun An apparition or hobgoblin.
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- verb Present participle of
flay . - noun The act by which something is flayed.
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Examples
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You know, before she turned into the skin flaying witch.
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It would be too easy, however, to dismiss his movies as merely sadistic excersizes in flaying open the human soul to the sheer fun of it.
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These extremes, however, are not often resorted to, for the natives are usually content with simpler means, such as flaying a goat, instead of
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845
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Quebecois called the comments 'contemptuous,' while the newspaper Le Devoir reported that Mr. Bernier has taken to 'flaying'
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Le Devoir reported that Mr. Bernier has taken to "flaying" Quebec as he travels the country.
"BANPC" via James Bow in Google Reader Marie Ève 2010
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Le Devoir reported that Mr. Bernier has taken to "flaying" Quebec as he travels the country.
"BANPC" via James Bow in Google Reader Marie Ève 2010
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47 Fleaing: "flaying," as in skinning or fleecing.
The Beggar's Opera 1728
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I don't know if it was the combo of over-dosing on antacids or the anguish in my belly, but I had a dream that a small creature had taken residence in my stomach and was trying to escape, using its small razor-like claws to scratch its way out of my abdomen, flaying my skin with its talons and burrowing its way out into the world.
Underneath Erin Zulkoski 2011
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The blast whipped up a cloud of sand, which whirled rapidly around, flaying the skin off the surviving demons.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Stefan’s Review Forum 2009
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And while we are at it we can bring back the rack, thumbscrews, flaying and the Iron Maiden.
Think Progress » Why Scott Brown Cannot Be Trusted To Work Proactively To Reform Health Care 2010
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