flagellating

Variant of flagellate

flagellate definition

flag·el·late (flaj′ə lāt′; for adj., also flaj′ə lit or flə jel′it)

transitive verb flagellated -·lat′ed, flagellating -·lat′·ing

to whip; flog

Etymology: < L flagellatus, pp. of flagellare, to whip, scourge < flagellum, a whip, dim. of flagrum < IE base *bhlaĝ-, to beat > ON bluk, a slap

adjective

  1. having a flagellum or flagella
    also flagellated flag′·el·lat′ed
  2. shaped like a flagellum

noun

a flagellate organism

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