wildly flail

Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words

to move in a very energetic and uncontrolled way

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Examples (10)

  • She ran along, her arms flailing wildly.
  • The swimmer began to flail wildly when he realized he was drowning.
  • His legs started to flail wildly as he lost his balance.
  • The toddler would flail wildly whenever he got frustrated.
  • She watched him flail wildly in his attempt to catch the ball.
  • The bird's wings began to flail wildly when it got caught in the net.
  • He started to flail wildly during his panic attack.
  • The dancer's arms flailed wildly in the contemporary performance.
  • The patient's limbs flailed wildly during the seizure.
  • She could see him flail wildly as he tried to regain control.