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flense
(flĕns)tr.v. flensed,
flens·ing,
flens·es To strip the blubber or skin from (a whale, for example).
[Norwegian.]
flens′er n.
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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
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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.
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flense
Past participle: flensed
Gerund: flensing
Present |
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I flense |
you flense |
he/she/it flenses |
we flense |
you flense |
they flense |
Preterite |
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I flensed |
you flensed |
he/she/it flensed |
we flensed |
you flensed |
they flensed |
Present Continuous |
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I am flensing |
you are flensing |
he/she/it is flensing |
we are flensing |
you are flensing |
they are flensing |
Present Perfect |
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I have flensed |
you have flensed |
he/she/it has flensed |
we have flensed |
you have flensed |
they have flensed |
Past Continuous |
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I was flensing |
you were flensing |
he/she/it was flensing |
we were flensing |
you were flensing |
they were flensing |
Past Perfect |
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I had flensed |
you had flensed |
he/she/it had flensed |
we had flensed |
you had flensed |
they had flensed |
Future |
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I will flense |
you will flense |
he/she/it will flense |
we will flense |
you will flense |
they will flense |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would flense |
you would flense |
he/she/it would flense |
we would flense |
you would flense |
they would flense |
Past Conditional |
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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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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" |
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