Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flannel
Participle: flanneled; flannelled
Gerund: flanneling; flannelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flannel |
| you | flannel |
| he;she;it | flannels |
| we | flannel |
| you | flannel |
| they | flannel |
Perfect
| I | have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | have flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | has flanneled; flannelled |
| we | have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | have flanneled; flannelled |
| they | have flanneled; flannelled |
Past
| I | flanneled; flannelled |
| you | flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | flanneled; flannelled |
| we | flanneled; flannelled |
| you | flanneled; flannelled |
| they | flanneled; flannelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had flanneled; flannelled |
| you | had flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | had flanneled; flannelled |
| we | had flanneled; flannelled |
| you | had flanneled; flannelled |
| they | had flanneled; flannelled |
Future
| I | will flannel |
| you | will flannel |
| he;she;it | will flannel |
| we | will flannel |
| you | will flannel |
| they | will flannel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | will have flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | will have flanneled; flannelled |
| we | will have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | will have flanneled; flannelled |
| they | will have flanneled; flannelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flannel |
| you | flannel |
| he;she;it | flannel |
| we | flannel |
| you | flannel |
| they | flannel |
Perfect
| I | have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | have flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | have flanneled; flannelled |
| we | have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | have flanneled; flannelled |
| they | have flanneled; flannelled |
Imperfect
| I | flanneled; flannelled |
| you | flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | flanneled; flannelled |
| we | flanneled; flannelled |
| you | flanneled; flannelled |
| they | flanneled; flannelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had flanneled; flannelled |
| you | had flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | had flanneled; flannelled |
| we | had flanneled; flannelled |
| you | had flanneled; flannelled |
| they | had flanneled; flannelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flannel |
| you | would flannel |
| he;she;it | would flannel |
| we | would flannel |
| you | would flannel |
| they | would flannel |
Perfect
| I | would have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | would have flanneled; flannelled |
| he;she;it | would have flanneled; flannelled |
| we | would have flanneled; flannelled |
| you | would have flanneled; flannelled |
| they | would have flanneled; flannelled |
Imperative
| you | flannel |
| we | Let's flannel |
| you | flannel |
Verbs conjugated like 'flannel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flannel'
channel,
flange,
flanker,
pannel,
angel,
anneal,
annex,
annul,
banner,
blanken,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English flaunneol, from Anglo-Norman flanelle (compare Norman flianné), diminutive of Old French flaine, floene (“coarse wool”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wlānos, *wlanā (“wool”) (compare Welsh gwlân, Breton gloan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. More at wool.
Sample Sentences
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I got a little cross and asked him to stop flannelling and to tell me what was holding me back. Were my annual assessments below par? Was there something I had done – or not done? [2016, J. F. Langer, From the Spitfire Cockpit to the Cabinet Office:]