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- [fley]
- /fleɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fley]
- /fleɪ/
Definitions of fley word
- verb fley to frighten; terrify. 1
- verb fley to be afraid or cause to be afraid 0
- verb fley to frighten away; scare 0
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Origin of fley
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English flaien, fleien, Old English -flīgan (in ā-flȳgan); cognate with Old Norse fleygia to cause to fly. Cf. fly1
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Parts of speech for Fley
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fley popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.