flay

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fleɪ/

Verb

Northern-England Scotland UK dialectal transitive intransitive

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). / (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.

Japanese Meaning

（方言）恐怖で相手を追い払う、走り去らせる / （方言）恐怖で相手を驚かせる、怯えさせる

What is this buttons?

Strong coastal gusts flay the laundry from the lines and scatter it across the cliffs.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

強い沿岸の突風が物干しから洗濯物を吹き飛ばし、崖に散らします。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).

Sense（2）

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.

If they'd let me have my way, I could have flayed him into shape

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（3）

(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken.

flays

（ present singular third-person ）

flaying

（ participle present ）

flayed

（ participle past ）

flayed

（ past ）

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