💦flail (fleil)

verb
/fleɪl/
agitar o mover algo de manera salvaje; forcejear (agitar o mover algo de manera salvaje; forcejear)

Meaning

to wave or swing something about wildly; to thrash about
Traducción del significado
agitar algo de forma descontrolada; golpear o moverse bruscamente
agitar algo de forma descontrolada; golpear o moverse bruscamente

Oraciones de ejemplo

He flailed his arms to keep afloat in the water.

Él agitó sus brazos para mantenerse a flote en el agua.
El agito sus brazos para mantenerse a flote en el agua.

Synonyms

thrash, swing, wave, beat

Antonyms

still, calm

Colocaciones

flail arms, flail wildly, flail helplessly

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