flail

🇬🇧 UK/fleil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A tool for threshing grain with a long handle and a shorter swinging stick; a similar weapon.

连枷(打谷工具);链枷(武器)

v.

To wave or swing the arms or legs wildly; to beat with or as if with a flail.

挥舞(手臂等);用连枷打;乱打

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
flailother
=flail

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He watched helplessly as the wind made the branches flail.

  • 2.

    The drowning swimmer began to flail wildly for assistance.

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