to excoriating

Examples

• All

• The tight shoes were excoriating the skin on his heels after a long walk.

• The rough rope kept excoriating his hands during the long climb.

• Repeatedly falling on the gravel track was excoriating her knees.

• He was excoriated by the rough fabric of his new shirt.

• The rough rope kept excoriating his hands during the long climb.

• Repeatedly falling on the gravel track was excoriating her knees.

• The tight shoes were excoriating the skin on his heels after a long walk.

Synonyms

F

to flay

vsto excoriating

• NSFW

9 9.3

To cut the skin off a person or animal, often for punishment and before cooking

involves abrasion or chafing rather than cutting or punishment

E

to excoriates

vsto excoriating

1 8.9

Removes the top layer of skin or material by rubbing with something rough

targets only skin removal from a person or area

E

to excoriate

vsto excoriating

• Specialized

1 9.6

To rub or scratch skin so the top layer comes off

removes skin completely by abrasion or chafing

Antonyms

C

to cover

∞ 1.0

To put something over another thing to protect or hide it

A

to apply

110 1.3

Put a substance onto a surface to cover it

How Severe

to flay

• NSFW

9 9.3

to excoriating

9.0

to scrape

93 1.2

to graze

35 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology