Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fley

/fleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fley
IPA
/fleɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To frighten.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To be frightened.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fleyen, from Old English flīeġan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fleyen, flīeġan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fleɪ/
  • British English: /fleɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fleys (present, singular) fleying (participle, present) fleyed (participle, past) fleyed (past)

Homonyms

flay

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

How do you pronounce fley?
The recorded pronunciation is /fleɪ/.
What does fley mean?
To frighten.
Where does fley come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fley

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