2. Noun. A flailing action or motion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flailing
1. flail [v] - See also: flail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flailing
Literary usage of Flailing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Claudine the Circus Woman by Timothy J. Quinlan (2000)
""That man thought that I was going to rob him so he called the police," I told
her as I signaled with my flailing hands for her to hit the accelerator.42 ..."
2. Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by Thomas Malory (1868)
"But at last this knight smote Sir Mador groveling upon the earth, and the knight
slept near him to have pulled Sir Mador flailing upon the ground; ..."