The act of frightening or scaring; the state of being scared (Scottish and Northern English dialect).
From fley (to frighten) + -ing (gerund/present participle suffix). The -ing creates both the verb form and the noun describing the action.
In Scottish storytelling, a 'good fleying' was more than just being scared—it was a shared experience of delightful terror, almost like oral tradition's version of horror entertainment!
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