flense

== English == === Alternative forms === flench flinch === Etymology === From Danish flense (now spelled flænse). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɛns/ Rhymes: -ɛns === Verb === flense (third-person singular simple present flenses, present participle flensing, simple past and past participle flensed) To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== flay, fleece, skin ==== Translations ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === flense inflection of flensen: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative