hudflette — meaning in English

English meaning

• excoriate verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
• pillory noun A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Senses

hudflette is used for these senses in English:

• excoriate (transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize.
• pillory (transitive) To criticize harshly.

excoriate — full definition

1. verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
2. verb To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3. verb To strongly condemn or criticize.

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