flail

Example Sentences

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As a beginner, I expected the arms and hands to flail around, knocking the blocks and cups around the room.

From BBC

My brain flails for an excuse, but Dad doesn’t seem fazed.

From Literature

Rowan and Jonn slipped and fell, their hands flailing helplessly, their feet sliding from beneath them as they struggled to rise and run again.

From Literature

She seemed to hover for a moment, her arms and legs flailing away as if she were trying to fly.

From Literature

Screaming, he flailed his arms in front of him.

From Literature