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- [fleyl]
- /fleɪl/
- /fleɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fleyl]
- /fleɪl/
Definitions of flailing word
- noun flailing an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar. 1
- noun flailing a similar instrument used as a weapon of war. 1
- noun flailing Present participle of flail. 1
- noun flailing A flailing action or motion. 0
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Origin of flailing
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English fleil (noun), Old English flighel (probably misspelling of *flegil), cognate with Dutch vlegel, German Flegel < West Germanic *flagil- < Late Latin flagellum flail, Latin: whip, scourge. See flagellum
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Parts of speech for Flailing
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flailing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flailing
noun flailing
- flogging — to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- caning — a beating with a cane as a punishment
- threshing — to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
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