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Meaning of flail about | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To wave one's arms (or upper body) about violently, rather like a flail.
    intransitive
  2. To make efforts that are strenuous but disorganized and ineffectual.
    figuratively, intransitive

Equivalents

日本語 ばたつく

Examples

“Barry continued to shout obscenities and to flail about in a strait jacket, finally succumbing to the effects of intravenously administered tranquilizers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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