flailing

UK
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
flailingadjective
more flailing
Comp.
most flailing
Super.
UK
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
Translations
The flailing arms of the dancer caught everyone's attention.
Размахивающие руки танцора привлекли внимание всех.
The flailing attempts of the swimmer to stay afloat were concerning.
Беспомощные попытки пловца остаться на плаву вызывали беспокойство.
Definitions
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
flailings
pl
UK
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
US
/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as a noun meaning an act or instance of flailing.
Definitions
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

flailing

Gerund

flailed
Past Simple
flailed
Past Participle
flailing
Gerund
UK
/fleɪl/
US
/fleɪl/
Translations
The fish flailed on the deck of the boat.
Рыба барахталась на палубе лодки.
The farmer flailed the wheat to separate the grain.
Фермер молотил пшеницу, чтобы отделить зерно.
He began to flail his arms wildly to get attention.
Он начал дико махать руками, чтобы привлечь внимание.
Definitions
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.
flailnoun
Definitions
A tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it, used in manual threshing.
The farmer used a flail to separate the grain from the husks.
An instrument for flogging or beating.
The medieval knight carried a flail as part of his weaponry.
A free-swinging blade, chain, or other striking element mounted on the rotating drum of a mower or similar machine.
The flails on the mower had to be replaced after hitting a rock.