Flyblown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

foul and run-down and repulsive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈaɪbloʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈaɪbləʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈaɪbləʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈaɪbloʊn/.

Examples

flyblown meat
a sack of maggoty apricots
a flyblown bar on the edge of town

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squalid sordid maggoty

Parts of Speech

adjective	spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies “flyblown meat”
adjective	foul and run-down and repulsive “a flyblown bar on the edge of town”
adjective	especially of reputation “a flyblown reputation”

Word Forms

maggot	noun	the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
squalidness	noun	sordid dirtiness
sordidness	noun	sordid dirtiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fliegend

verdorben und mit Eiern und Fliegenlarven bedeckt

🇫🇷French

soufflé à la mouche

gâté et couvert d'œufs et de larves de mouches

🇪🇸Spanish

soplado por moscas

estropeado y cubierto de huevos y larvas de moscas

🇳🇱Dutch

vliegend

verwend en bedekt met eieren en larven van vliegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

voador

estragado e coberto com ovos e larvas de moscas

🇷🇺Russian

снесенный мухой

испорченный и покрытый яйцами и личинками мух

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उड़ना

खराब हो चुका है और मक्खियों के अंडों और लार्वा से ढका हुआ है

🇮🇳Tamil

பறக்கும்

கெட்டுப்போய் முட்டைகள் மற்றும் ஈக்களின் லார்வாக்களால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగిరిన

చెడిపోయిన మరియు గుడ్లు మరియు ఫ్లైస్ లార్వాలతో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उडवलेला

खराब झालेले आणि अंडी आणि माशांच्या अळ्यांनी झाकलेले

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾರಾಡಿದ

ಹಾಳಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ನೊಣಗಳ ಲಾರ್ವಾಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പറക്കുന്ന

കേടായതും മുട്ടകളും ഈച്ചകളുടെ ലാർവകളും കൊണ്ട് മൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਡ ਗਿਆ

ਖਰਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਡੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੱਖੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਾਰਵੇ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اڑنا

خراب اور انڈے اور مکھیوں کے لاروا کے ساتھ احاطہ کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

飞扬的

变质并布满苍蝇卵和幼虫

🇯🇵Japanese

フライブローン

腐って卵やハエの幼虫で覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

더럽혀진

부패하고 알과 파리 애벌레로 덮여 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị thổi bay

hư hỏng và phủ đầy trứng và ấu trùng ruồi

🇹🇭Thai

บินได้

เน่าเสียและเต็มไปด้วยไข่และตัวอ่อนของแมลงวัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

busuk

busuk dan dipenuhi telur dan larva lalat

🇵🇭Filipino

lumipad

sira at natatakpan ng mga itlog at larvae ng langaw

🇲🇾Malay

terbang terbang

rosak dan ditutup dengan telur dan larva lalat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسروء ملوث ببيض الذبابة

مدلل ومغطى بالبيض ويرقات الذباب

🇮🇷Persian

فلای دمیده

خراب و پوشیده از تخم و لارو مگس

🇹🇷Turkish

sinek üflemeli

şımarık ve sinek yumurtaları ve larvalarıyla kaplı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זבוב

מפונקים ומכוסים בביצים ובזחלים של זבובים

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