flailing
Example Sentences
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A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
No one knows, but all the flailing, hammering, digging and burrowing are for naught.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
There is still work to be done, though, and the Villa boss spent a large part of the first half talking to himself and then the bench, with hands on his hips or arms flailing.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then Mookie Betts drove him in with a comebacker over the mound and past flailing second baseman Edouard Julien.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Once they finish—it involved a lot of flailing arms and jumping around—we slide past.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
