flailing

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Present participle of flail
A flailing action or motion

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

flail
To beat using a flail or similar implement
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To thresh
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A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain
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A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material
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{n} an instrument to thrash with
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(10×) - Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokémon Pokémon with this attack: Chinchou L12, Donphan, Kingler L27, Magikarp L8, Sudowoodo L29
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Universal tool for threshing Used to separate the grain or seed from the plant stalk (straw)
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To wave or swing vigorously
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To beat using a flail or similar
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If your arms or legs flail or if you flail them about, they wave about in an energetic but uncontrolled way. His arms were flailing in all directions He gave a choked cry, flailed his arms wildly for a moment, and then went over the edge. Flail around means the same as flail. He starting flailing around and hitting Vincent in the chest. a tool consisting of a stick that swings from a long handle, used in the past to separate grain from wheat by beating it
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an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing
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Implement used by early settlers to loosen the grain kernels from the stems the flail has long wooden handles with a shorter piece attached to its end by a leather strap The thresher raised the handle on high and brought down horizontally the short flail to hit hard the sheaves lying on the threshing floor
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Long handled wooded tool used to beat the free swing head against shocks of grain on the threshing floor
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An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely
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move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
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A weapon which has the striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain etc
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{f} whip, beat, strike; thresh with a flail
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an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
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An ancient military weapon, like the common flail, often having the striking part armed with rows of spikes, or loaded
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A term used to describe riding badly and out of control e g "He flailed off the jump and hit a tree "
flail
A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain or thong etc
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{i} hand held threshing tool; ancient hand tool for threshing grain; medieval weapon resembling this tool
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give a thrashing to; beat hard
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