flew

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Scrabble points: 10
Words With Friends: 11
Letters: 4

Pronunciation

/fluː/

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/fluː/ · /fluʊ̯/ · /fljuː/

Definition of flew

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

(form-of, past)simple past of fly

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verb

(form-of, past)simple past of fly
(form-of, obsolete, past)simple past of flay

noun

(plural)The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.

“The raging hound's flews were twisted upwards in an angry snarl.”
“He petted the dog. 'These little guys are pretty expensive and this one looks like a good specimen.' He lifted a flew. 'Well cared for, too - these teeth have been scaled pretty recently and his ears are clean - these upright ears can be receptacles for all kinds of stuff […].' anyway, what seems to be your problem with him?'”
“During the recitation, Eltie remained on her haunches, as she looked into Ralph's eyes, pulled down an eyelid, flipped up a flew, felt around his ribcage.”
“Gently go over your dog's face with the washcloth until it's clean. Be sure to wash the flews, or the hanging skin around the mouth.”
“In the case of the Gordon Sette, the flews are not pendulous. The lip line from the nose to the flews shows a sharp, well-defined, square contour.”

adj

(UK, dialectal)shallow; flat

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Etymology

From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).