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Flamed vs Flayed - What's the difference?

flamed | flayed |

As verbs the difference between flamed and flayed

is that flamed is (flame) while flayed is (flay).

As an adjective flamed

is cooked or seared over open flames.

flamed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Cooked or seared over open flames.
  • Of or pertaining to an undulating pattern of wood grain, which resembles flames.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (flame)
  • flayed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (flay)
  • Anagrams

    *

    flay

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flayen, flaien, fleien, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Yorkshire) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
  • To frighten; scare; terrify.
  • To be fear-stricken.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fright; a scare.
  • Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) flean from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • to strip skin off
  • to lash
  • Synonyms
    * (remove the skin of) fleece, flense, skin

    Anagrams

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