flagellating
Variant of flagellate
flag·el·late (flaj′ə lāt′; for adj., also flaj′ə lit or flə jel′it)
transitive verb flagellated -·lat′ed, flagellating -·lat′·ing
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
- having a flagellum or flagellaalso flagellated flag′·el·lat′ed
- shaped like a flagellum
noun
Related Forms:
- flagellator flag′·el·la′tor noun
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