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Flailing

//ˈfleɪlɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a lack of coordination, control, or successful outcome.

    "A flailing economy has left the country exposed to hyperinflation."

Noun
  1. 1
    A flailing action or motion.

    "The drowning man's flailings soon attracted the lifeguard's attention."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of flail form-of, gerund, participle, present

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