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flailing

UK
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
flailing about
flailing around

Translations

flailingadjective
more flailing
Comp.
most flailing
Super.
UK
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
en difficultéS’emploie figurément pour une personne, une entreprise ou une institution qui peine à réussir.
The flailing company was desperately trying to regain its market share.
L’entreprise en difficulté essayait désespérément de regagner ses parts de marché.
agitantSe dit de mouvements désordonnés et incontrôlés.
The flailing branches of the tree made it difficult to walk through the forest during the storm.
Les branches agitantes de l’arbre rendaient difficile la marche dans la forêt pendant la tempête.
Synonyms
swinging
wild
flapping
waving
thrashing
flailingnoun
flailings
pl
UK
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as a noun meaning an act or instance of flailing.
mouvement désordonnéEmploi nominal pour désigner des gestes incontrôlés, notamment avec les bras ou les jambes.
With a desperate flailing of his arms, he managed to keep his balance.
Avec un mouvement désordonné désespéré de ses bras, il a réussi à garder l’équilibre.
Synonyms
waving
thrash
struggling
struggle
floundering
thrashing
flailverb

flailing

Gerund

flailed
Past Simple
flailed
Past Participle
flailing
Gerund
UK
/fleɪl/
US
/fleɪl/
se débattreSe battre contre une difficulté, dans l’eau, la panique ou la confusion.
She began to flail in the water when she realized she couldn't touch the bottom.
Elle a commencé à se débattre dans l’eau lorsqu’elle a compris qu’elle ne touchait pas le fond.
agiterEn parlant surtout des bras ou des membres, avec mouvements désordonnés.
The child began to flail his arms in excitement.
L’enfant a commencé à agiter les bras de manière désordonnée d’excitation.
Additional translations
battreSens agricole : battre le grain au fléau ou comme avec un fléau.
Synonyms
fumble
thrash
swing
wave
flounder
writhe

Definitions

flailingadjective
Moving or waving about in an uncontrolled or wild manner.
The flailing branches of the tree made it difficult to walk through the forest during the storm.
Struggling to achieve something or lacking effectiveness.
The flailing company was desperately trying to regain its market share.
flailingnoun
The act or instance of moving or waving something about wildly and uncontrollably.
With a desperate flailing of his arms, he managed to keep his balance.
flailverb
To wave or swing wildly.
The child began to flail his arms in excitement.
To struggle or thrash about, often in a state of panic or confusion.
She began to flail in the water when she realized she couldn't touch the bottom.
To beat or thresh (grain, etc.) with or as if with a flail; to strike repeatedly.
In the barn the workers flailed the barley until chaff filled the air.
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