flay someone alive in English

Forms: flays someone alive [present, singular, third-person], flaying someone alive [participle, present], flayed someone alive [participle, past], flayed someone alive [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-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)

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"flay someone alive" meaning in English

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