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flayed

/fleɪd/

Meanings
verb
To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).

Examples :

"The loud clap of thunder flayed the birds from the trees. "
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Illustration stricken

stricken adjective

/ˈstɹɪkən/

Struck by something.

"The student was stricken with a sudden illness and missed school. "

Illustration butcher

butcher noun

/ˈbʊtʃ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

"The butcher at the local market sells fresh, high-quality beef. "

Illustration frightening

frightening verb

/ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration cooking

cooking verb

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

"My mom is cooking dinner for the family tonight. "

Illustration preparing

preparing verb

/pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

Illustration sending

sending verb

/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.

"She is sending an email to her teacher. "

Illustration terrify

terrify verb

/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/

To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

"The loud thunder and lightning terrified the children during the storm. "

Illustration scurrying

scurrying verb

/ˈskʌriɪŋ/ /ˈskɜːriɪŋ/

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

"The mouse was scurrying across the kitchen floor. "

Illustration thunder

thunder noun

/ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

Illustration frighten

frighten verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration embarrassing

embarrassing verb

/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

"The sudden silence during my presentation began to embarrass me, making me forget what I was going to say next. "