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[ adjective ] (especially of limbs or tail) waving or swinging about vigorously

Synonyms

thrashing

Examples

"trying to drive insects away with his flailing arms" "the alligator's thrashing tail"

Used in print

(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)

Curt managed to duck beneath the man 's flailing fist , and drove home a solid left to Jess 's mid_section .

Related terms

moving

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