Flay and Scrape

Flay

Flay verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
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Synonyms for Flay

Scrape and flay are semantically related in skin topic. In some cases you can use "Scrape" instead a verb "Flay".

Scrape

Scrape verb - To pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface.

Flay and scrape are semantically related in graze topic. Sometimes you can use "Flay" instead a verb "Scrape".

Nearby Words: scrap, scraped, scraping, scraper

Common collocations

people flay people scrape people
skin flay skin scrape skin
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