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Added 10 October 2026

flew

/fluː/ verb

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simple past of fly

noun

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.

adjective

shallow; flat

verb

simple past of flay

Origin

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”).

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