The meaning of FLAY is to strip off the skin or surface of : skin. How to use flay in a sentence.

Flaying of humans is used as a method of torture or execution, depending on how much of the skin is removed. This is often referred to as flaying alive.

Idiom flay someone alive (Definition of flayed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Define flayed. flayed synonyms, flayed pronunciation, flayed translation, English dictionary definition of flayed. tr.v. flayed , flay·ing , flays 1. To strip off the skin or outer covering of. 2. To …

flay somebody/yourself (formal) to criticize somebody/yourself severely He flayed himself for his lack of tact. Her dark eyes flayed him.

When someone flays an animal or person, they remove their skin, usually when they are dead. The chef's assistants had flayed the skin off it. [VERB noun] To remain together was like …

Nowadays it more commonly means to criticize harshly someone or something, usually in public, leaving them raw and wounded. To be flayed alive was a common punishment in ancient …

Flay definition: to strip off the skin or outer covering of.. See examples of FLAY used in a sentence.

FLAY meaning: 1. to remove the skin from a person's or animal's body 2. to whip a person or animal so hard that…. Learn more.

flayed definition: criticized harshly. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.