flay
verb (used with object)
to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
flays
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present tense formof flay (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Political correctness is only one of the many cherished attitudes that Berg flays.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022
He similarly flays the response to the recent documentary about Michael Jackson and riskily spotlights a ten-year-old kid sitting in the front row.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 13, 2019
At Old Trafford, Andy Carroll flicks an Antonio cross into the path of Mauro Zarate, who flays the ball wide from six yards out!
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2015
Frank, who scripted the crime movies Dead Again, Get Shorty and Out of Sight, flays the Block novel of Scudder’s support group: his AA sponsor Jim Faber, the barkeep Mick Ballou.
From Time ● Sep. 18, 2014
He lote im aw dow, Witty motti-fy flow; A-flew-ty ho-lot-itty flays!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
