flailed Synonyms
flailed Meaning
flailed
to strike with or as if with a flail, to move or wave about as if swinging a flail, exhibiting abnormal mobility and loss of response to normal controls, to move, swing, or beat as if wielding a flail, a tool for threshing grain by hand, a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely, to move, swing, or beat like a flail, to thresh (grain) with a flail
flailed Sentence Examples
- The drowning swimmer desperately flailed her arms above the water.
- The angry child flailed his legs wildly against the seat.
- The injured animal flailed its body in pain.
- The wind flailed the branches of the trees violently.
- The boxer flailed his fists at his opponent with relentless force.
- The person flailed their arms and legs in a panic, unable to find their way.
- The ship flailed through the stormy seas, its sails whipping in the wind.
- The bird flailed its wings in an attempt to take flight.
- The newborn baby flailed its arms and legs, expressing its discomfort.
- The robot's arms flailed erratically as it struggled to find its balance.
FAQs About the word flailed
to strike with or as if with a flail, to move or wave about as if swinging a flail, exhibiting abnormal mobility and loss of response to normal controls, to mov
flapped, fluttered, waved, knocked, whipped,flopped, flicked, swung, smacked,banged
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The drowning swimmer desperately flailed her arms above the water.
The angry child flailed his legs wildly against the seat.
The injured animal flailed its body in pain.
The wind flailed the branches of the trees violently.
