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flail about or around Definition


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flail
noun
    1. A threshing tool consisting of a long handle with a free-swinging wooden or metal bar attached to the end.
verb
    flailed, flailing
    1. To beat with or as if with a flail.
      Thesaurus: beat, whip, thrash.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fligel.

Phrasal Verb: flail about or around
    To wave or move about violently like a flail.


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