verb
- past tense of flay; stripped the skin from
- past tense of flay; criticized severely
Usage: figurative
adjective
- having had the skin stripped off
Examples
- The hunter flayed the deer after the kill.
- The critic flayed the new movie in his review.
- The flayed hide was stretched to dry.
- She flayed him with harsh words about his mistakes.
- The flayed surface of the wound was painful to see.
- Ancient warriors sometimes flayed their enemies.
- The teacher flayed the students for their poor performance.