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flayed someone alive

flayed someone alive is the simple past and past participle of flay someone alive.

Meaning of flay someone alive

Verb

flay someone alive (third-person singular simple present flays someone alive, present participle flaying someone alive, simple past and past participle flayed someone alive)

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of skin someone alive (“castigate someone severely”).

Questions about flayed someone alive

What is flayed someone alive the simple past and past participle of?
Flayed someone alive is the simple past and past participle of flay someone alive.

Words near flayed someone alive in the dictionary

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