Associations to the word «Flailing»
Noun
- Whip
- Arm
- Blows
- Limb
- Chest
- Sword
- Leg
- Fist
- Crook
- Blow
- Stick
- Lightning
- Tentacle
- Weapon
- Mace
- Blade
- Tip
- Flesh
- Bat
- Chain
- Floor
- Osiris
- Demon
- Sickle
- Pitchfork
- Fury
- Knife
- Hand
- Fork
- Plough
- Crab
- Scorpion
- Ogre
- Leaflet
- Thrash
- Barn
- Falling
- Axe
- Lung
- Rotor
- Balance
- Concussion
- Leverage
- Pharaoh
- Grip
- Pellet
- Appendage
- Lash
- Knocking
- Scourge
- Grain
- Matilda
- Spear
- Corn
- Indira
- Drow
- Crossbow
- Straw
- Uproar
- Sharpe
- Coughing
- Cursing
Adjective
Wiktionary
FLAIL, noun. A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
FLAIL, noun. A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
FLAIL, verb. (transitive) To beat using a flail or similar implement.
FLAIL, verb. (transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
FLAIL, verb. (transitive) To thresh.
FLAIL, verb. (intransitive) To move like a flail.
FLAIL ABOUT, verb. (intransitive) To wave one's arms (or upper body) about violently, rather like a flail.
FLAIL CHEST, noun. (medicine) A severe injury of the rib cage where fragments of ribs become detached from the rest of the cage.
Dictionary definition
FLAIL, noun. An implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing.
FLAIL, verb. Give a thrashing to; beat hard.
FLAIL, verb. Move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing".
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