has been flailing
- present perfect progressive of flail (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A controversial subscription service plan, Twitter Blue, has been flailing, drawing less than 1% of the user base.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
All partners in the Merida initiative appear to acknowledge that it has been flailing for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, began this currency-shaking crackdown because it has been flailing in its climate goals.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2021
The show has been flailing ever since Negan’s introduction and Glenn’s death.
From The Verge ● Dec. 4, 2017
Josh has been flailing for a few episodes: panic attacks, manic episodes, living in squalor in an empty house.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2015
