transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflā ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English flen, from Old English flēan; akin to Old Norse flā to flay, Lithuanian plėšti to tear
Date: before 12th century
1. : to strip off the skin or surface of : skin
2. : to criticize harshly : excoriate
3. : lash 1b
the wind whipped up to gale fury, flay ing his face — Richard Kent