Flailing

/ˈfleɪlɪŋ/

Synonyms for "flailing" (30 found)

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Related word relations

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More general

9 entries
actionbehaviorconditioneconomic conditionmovementorganizational conditionsituationstatestate of instability

More specific

17 entries
arm flailarm flailingbungled planbureaucratic flailingchaotic campaignerratic leadershipfailed attempthaphazard reformsineffective policyleg flailleg flailinglimb thrashingmismanaged projectorganizational flailingstartle responseuncoordinated movement

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Collocations

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arm flailarm flailingchaotic flailingerratic flailingflailing armsflailing attemptsflailing campaignflailing economyflailing limbsflailing marketflailing movementsrapid flailinguncontrolled flailingviolent flailingwhole body flailing

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Lisbon was a fascinating visit for me. The old city was teeming with immigrants from Africa, Brazil, and Macau. An African-looking asked for directions, but I said in basic Portuguese, "Não falo português" (I don't speak Portuguese). He said, "Não?" (No?). With my family, I ate at Pizza Hut or Domino's Pizza a pizza loaded with onions. There were antique buildings galore. The sidewalks were laden with red bricks. A tube man, a skydancer, flailing about was a memorable sight in the evening.

Source: tatoeba (11035376)

Ziri started flailing in the water.

Source: tatoeba (11173651)

Stop flailing around!

Source: tatoeba (11357368)

John started flailing his arms around and thought he was going to drown.

Source: tatoeba (11530751)

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