flense
/ˈflɛns/verb
flense is a verb meaning “To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-E-N-S-E and has one syllable (flense).
What does flense mean?
verb
- 1
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce flense?
- /ˈflɛns/
- [ˈfl̥ɛns]
- /ˈflɪns/
Flense has one syllable, split flense in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flense.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flense
- flenses present, singular, he/she/it
- flensing participle, present
- flensed participle, past
- flench
- flinch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flense in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | flensen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does flense come from?
Borrowed from Danish flense (now spelled flænse).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).