Flailing definition

Present participle of flail.
verb
2
1
A flailing action or motion.

The drowning man's flailings soon attracted the lifeguard's attention.

noun
2
1
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Noun

Singular:
flailing
Plural:
flailings

Flailing Sentence Examples

  • His opponent was flailing again.

  • The ball passes his flailing hands by mere centimeters.

  • The boxing, for instance, is not just flailing around.

  • The vampire struggled to break free, a blur of flailing limbs.

  • He snatched her again by her belt, then grabbed both flailing wrists and swept her feet from beneath her, falling with her.

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