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Flagellating | Flagellated | Flagellates

Flagellating meaning

present participle and gerund of flagellate

Using Flagellating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of flagellate

Context around Flagellating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

self 4× paladins 1×

Often after:

milkmaid 1× himself 1× opinion 1× loathers 1×

Sentence patterns with Flagellating

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a self flagellating opinion of 1× red paladins flagellating himself before 1× shirted self flagellating loathers of 1× tone self flagellating and ingratiating 1× unseemly self flagellating milkmaid 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

are you intimating 1× specifically finds lancelot 1× striking is the 1×

Common sentence endings:

heady patriotic flair 1× of arrogant humankind 1× of his redemption 1× of israeli policy 1× self flagellating milkmaid 1×

Words around Flagellating

Just before it in the word index:

flagellates 6 flagellated 6 flagellate 5 flagellar 5 flagellants 2 flagellae 2

Just after it in the word index:

flagellation 26 flagellum 32 flageolet 5 flageolets 2 flaget 3 flagg 53

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Flagellating

  • In this selection, "flagellating" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, self, paladins, milkmaid, himself and opinion stand out and add context to how "flagellating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a self flagellating opinion of and red paladins flagellating himself before. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flagellating" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flagellating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Striking is the apology-statement’s tone: self-flagellating and ingratiating, with a heady patriotic flair. (16 words)

Specifically, finds Lancelot under the thrall of The Red Paladins, flagellating himself before god, and turning on his own kind in pursuit of his redemption. (25 words)

Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid? (28 words)

Longer example sentences

For a time, many Israelis, especially those who identified with the left-wing, social democratic Labor and Meretz parties, joined Oz in promoting an idealized view of Palestinian intentions and a self-flagellating opinion of Israeli policy. (37 words)

So the very lighting up and warming of cities, the electricity that powers homes and workplaces and transport systems and life-support machines, is offensive to these hair-shirted, self-flagellating loathers of arrogant humankind. (35 words)

Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid? (28 words)

Question examples

Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid? (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid?

Specifically, finds Lancelot under the thrall of The Red Paladins, flagellating himself before god, and turning on his own kind in pursuit of his redemption.

For a time, many Israelis, especially those who identified with the left-wing, social democratic Labor and Meretz parties, joined Oz in promoting an idealized view of Palestinian intentions and a self-flagellating opinion of Israeli policy.

So the very lighting up and warming of cities, the electricity that powers homes and workplaces and transport systems and life-support machines, is offensive to these hair-shirted, self-flagellating loathers of arrogant humankind.

Striking is the apology-statement’s tone: self-flagellating and ingratiating, with a heady patriotic flair.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flagellating" in a sentence?
An example: "Are you intimating that at any time I can simply firmly grasp the old John Thomas and manually express the contents thereof, like some unseemly self-flagellating milkmaid?" This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "flagellating" from authentic English texts.
What does "flagellating" mean?
Flagellating means: present participle and gerund of flagellate
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