flailing

Meaning of flailing

verb
  1. To beat using a flail or similar implement.
  2. To wave or swing vigorously
  3. To thresh.
  4. To move like a flail.
    He was flailing wildly, but didn't land a blow.
noun
  1. A flailing action or motion.
    The drowning man's flailings soon attracted the lifeguard's attention.

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Hyphenation of flailing

flail-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • flailing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

flailing synonyms

Meaning :

thrash

Words that rhyme with flailing

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