flense (flĕns) tr.v. flensed ,
flens·ing ,
flens·es To strip the blubber or skin from (a whale, for example).
[Norwegian.]
flens′er n.
flense (flɛns ) , flench or flinch vb (Fishing) (tr ) to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin)
[C19: from Danish flense ; related to Dutch flensen ]
ˈflenser , ˈflencher , ˈflincher n
flense (flɛns) v.t. flensed, flens•ing. 1. to strip the blubber or skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
2. to strip off (blubber or skin).
[1805–15; < Dan flense or Dutch flensen ]
flens′er, n.
flense Past participle: flensedGerund: flensingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I flense you flense he/she/it flenses we flense you flense they flense
Preterite I flensed you flensed he/she/it flensed we flensed you flensed they flensed
Present Continuous I am flensing you are flensing he/she/it is flensing we are flensing you are flensing they are flensing
Present Perfect I have flensed you have flensed he/she/it has flensed we have flensed you have flensed they have flensed
Past Continuous I was flensing you were flensing he/she/it was flensing we were flensing you were flensing they were flensing
Past Perfect I had flensed you had flensed he/she/it had flensed we had flensed you had flensed they had flensed
Future I will flense you will flense he/she/it will flense we will flense you will flense they will flense
Future Perfect I will have flensed you will have flensed he/she/it will have flensed we will have flensed you will have flensed they will have flensed
Future Continuous I will be flensing you will be flensing he/she/it will be flensing we will be flensing you will be flensing they will be flensing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been flensing you have been flensing he/she/it has been flensing we have been flensing you have been flensing they have been flensing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been flensing you will have been flensing he/she/it will have been flensing we will have been flensing you will have been flensing they will have been flensing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been flensing you had been flensing he/she/it had been flensing we had been flensing you had been flensing they had been flensing
Conditional I would flense you would flense he/she/it would flense we would flense you would flense they would flense
Past Conditional I would have flensed you would have flensed he/she/it would have flensed we would have flensed you would have flensed they would have flensed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. flense - strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)get rid of ,
remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"