flail
noun
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle with a freely swinging stick or bar attached to one end of it.
flails
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pluralof flail.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof flail (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
flailnounan instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle with a freely swinging stick or bar attached to one end of it.
Example Sentences
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Blusteringly self-important, he flails through life, naïve and directionless and pontificating nonetheless.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
At times it’s hard to recognize the ascending superstar as he flails at pitches out of the strike zone and, despite his seemingly unflappable persona, shows unmistakable signs of pressing.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023
But the drama flails in its final stages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2023
When Rex Harrison flails about on the podium in the delicious Preston Sturges classic “Unfaithfully Yours,” from 1948, you hear wonderful results from a prerecorded studio orchestra expertly led.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
The laddoo gurgles and flails his pudgy hands forward toward me, smacking the keyboard.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
