flailing (verb)

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• flail — verb 1) he fell headlong, his arms flailing Syn: wave, swing, thrash about, flap about 2) I was flailing about in the water Syn: flounder, struggle, thrash, writhe, splash 3) he flailed thei …   Thesaurus of popular words

• flail — verb ADVERB ▪ desperately, helplessly, wildly ▪ She ran along, her arms flailing wildly. ▪ He flailed around helplessly in the water, shouting ‘I can t swim!’ Flail is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arm, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• flail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fleil, flail, partly from Old English *flegel (whence Old English fligel), from Late Latin flagellum flail, from Latin, whip & partly from Anglo French flael, from Late Latin flagellum more at flagellate Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flail — [[t]fle͟ɪl[/t]] flails, flailing, flailed 1) V ERG If your arms or legs flail or if you flail them about, they wave about in an energetic but uncontrolled way. His arms were flailing in all directions... [V n] He gave a choked cry, flailed his… …   English dictionary

• arm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ upper ▪ the muscles of the upper arm ▪ muscular, powerful, strong …   Collocations dictionary

• limb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ slender, thin ▪ flailing ▪ Two arms reached around her flailing limbs …   Collocations dictionary

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• flail — I noun an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑implement II verb 1. give a thrashing to; beat hard (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• leg — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ front ▪ back, hind, rear ▪ lower …   Collocations dictionary

• excuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reason given ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect, wonderful ▪ excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid ▪ convincing …   Collocations dictionary

• slam-dance — slamˈ dance intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑slam * * * slam dance «SLAM DANS, DAHNS», intransitive verb, danced, danc|ing. to dance to rock music by whirling about and deliberately colliding with other dancers: »Anthrax draws a crowd that… …   Useful english dictionary