💦flail (fléil)

verb
/fleɪl/
agiter ou balancer quelque chose sauvagement; se débattre (agiter ou balancer quelque chose sauvagement; se débattre)

Signification

to wave or swing something about wildly; to thrash about
Traduction de la signification
agiter quelque chose de manière incontrôlée; frapper ou bouger violemment
agiter quelque chose de manière incontrôlée; frapper ou bouger violemment

Phrases d'exemple

He flailed his arms to keep afloat in the water.

Il agitait ses bras pour rester à flot dans l'eau.
Il agitait ses bras pour rester à flot dans l'eau.

Synonymes

thrash, swing, wave, beat

Antonymes

still, calm

Collocations

flail arms, flail wildly, flail helplessly

Vocabulaires connexes

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to require something; to be in want of
To establish something so firmly that it is difficult to change.
to search through waste or discarded material to find useful items
to give up or yield to an opponent or authority