Used in a Sentence

flailing

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flailing.

Editorial note

I mean Zynaga may still be flailing around but it's also still valued at over $2bn.

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Definitions2
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Quick take

A flailing action or motion.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flailing gathered in one view.

noun

A flailing action or motion.

adjective

Having a lack of coordination, control, or successful outcome.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flailing.

adjective

Having a lack of coordination, control, or successful outcome.

Example sentences

1

I mean Zynaga may still be flailing around but it's also still valued at over $2bn.

2

Panic sets in, which obviously means wild flailing at anything that pops its head up and can be in any way seen as responsible for the damage.

3

Then he talks about alternative currencies, something which bloomed in response to flailing, devaluing state currencies.

4

Pharma companies are running into a wall and are flailing to figure out what to do.

5

Infants do this as a matter of course (that's what a lot of the random flailing babies do is for).

6

Pepper spray in the eyes + flailing in pain = assault on a federal officer.

7

No relation to the problem - it's just flailing around in hopes something random works.

8

It does this by emulating a keyboard and mouse, blindly typing controlled commands, flailing the mouse pointer around and weaponizing mouse clicks.

9

In other words: Google isn't flailing because engineers work on cool projects.

10

I'm paid for _results_, not my flailing process that kinda makes everybody look incompetent anyway.

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The question is still open as to whether the officers deleted the video evidence, and it didn't look like excessive force to me, considering the kid was flailing around and actively resisting the officers lawful orders.

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> Then he talks about alternative currencies, something which bloomed in response to flailing, devaluing state currencies.

Quote examples

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Here's my argument in a nutshell so you can "prove" me wrong more easily rather than flailing around with random "facts": The NSA means well.

2

And yeah we can sit here and argue till we're blue in the face about whether or not the marketing behind that consumer spending shift is sound or not or "fair" or not, but at the end of the day, people are voting with their wallets and they're voting against the old guard, and the old guard is panicking and flailing about because they see that change is coming and they don't want to have to change.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flailing in a sentence?

I mean Zynaga may still be flailing around but it's also still valued at over $2bn.

What does flailing mean?

A flailing action or motion.

What part of speech is flailing?

flailing is commonly used as noun, adjective.