flailing

First, the Yankees’ best relievers will be working on no rest — they were all understandably used Tuesday by their flailing manager — while the Dodgers’ best relievers will be ready to roll.

Mayer took his own crazed solo, followed by Stills, and then Young closed with a final flurry of notes, flailing and cataclysmic, as always.

The characters try to climb their way out, flinging themselves up and flailing about violently as they slide down.

Trump’s hapless and contradictory flailing on abortion is a prime signal: This man shouldn’t get another term.

There's a flailing quality to this behavior of men lashing out because they can't force women to care what they think.