flailing

Example Sentences

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"She came out with her two little arms flailing," family friend Rolando told AFP, asking to be identified by only his first name.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Messi toyed with United like a kid on the Playstation - twisting, turning, nutmegging defenders whose flailing white shirts might as well have been a call for surrender.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“Agility is great, but unless you have a plan, you’re still flailing around,” Birken said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It yowled and landed on the other mother’s head, claws flailing, teeth bared, fierce and angry.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman