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.
is flailing
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present progressiveof flail (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sure, there are still areas where the monoculture is flailing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
She is increasingly desperate, spokesman Steven Cheung said, because “she is flailing, and her campaign is in shambles.”
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
Also, going back to Sun Tzu or Napoleon, it’s been a truism that when your opponent is flailing, you shouldn’t get in the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
To understand why the industry is flailing, it helps to understand how it actually began.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2024
Trey is flailing, trying to shove them away.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
