Word "FLAIL" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
move like a flail; thresh about
Synonyms:
thresh
Examples:
Her arms were flailing

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
give a thrashing to; beat hard
Synonyms:
lam, thrash, thresh

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

Crossword Clues for FLAIL

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Corn thresher Mirror Tea Time 02 May 2024
Swing one's arms helplessly New York Times Mini 28 Apr 2024
If all else fails lash out wildly
Act like a fish out of water Universal 12 Apr 2024
Thrash about and miss the mark outside 50 (5)
Swing wildly Newsday 24 Mar 2024
Beat Alf silly at the film centre! (5)
Flounder, struggle uselessly (5)
Swing wildly (about)
Thresh about (5)
Thrash about Puzzler Backwords 29 Jan 2024
Swing wildly and helplessly New York Times 07 Dec 2023
Wildly swing about Universal 16 Aug 2023
Bomb around large weapon The Times Cryptic 15 Aug 2023
Swing wildly Newsday 08 Jun 2023
Thrash one's arms or legs about wildly The Times Concise 19 May 2023
Threshing tool Newsday 05 May 2023
Whip around wildly New York Times 02 Apr 2023
Swing the arms wildly (rhymes with "mail")
Swing wildly, as arms Premier Sunday 04 Dec 2022
Hit at random, unfortunately I fall
Thrash about Premier Sunday 30 Oct 2022
Swing wildly LA Times Daily 29 Sep 2022
Thrash about Newsday 30 Jun 2022
Move like an inflatable tube man USA Today 03 May 2022
Thrash about LA Times Daily 19 Oct 2021
Thrash about The Washington Post 19 Oct 2021
Thrash about Newsday 16 Sep 2021
Swing wildly Newsday 17 Apr 2021
Thrash about wildly USA Today 24 Feb 2021
Don't pass round large flounder
Struggle helplessly Universal 13 Dec 2020
Move like a promotional tube man Universal 11 Dec 2020
Swing in a frenzied way The Washington Post Sunday 29 Nov 2020
Swing wildly, as one's arms Premier Sunday 15 Nov 2020
Beat learner driver involved in crash
Thrash around USA Today 01 Mar 2020
Omit to collect large threshing implement The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Feb 2020
Thrash sides in financial trouble
Swing willy-nilly The Washington Post 10 Sep 2019
Swing willy-nilly LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2019
Thrash about and be sick on floor
Thrash (around) New York Times 28 Aug 2019
Thrash about Eugene Sheffer 17 Jul 2019
Thrash about wildly The Washington Post Sunday 17 Feb 2019
Complicate a lifeguard's rescue Wall Street Journal 26 Jan 2019
Complicate a lifeguard's rescue
Swing willy-nilly
Thrash (around)
Thrash about New York Times 18 Dec 2018
Thrash learner, overwhelmed by disappointing test result
Thrash LA Times Daily 18 Nov 2018
Thrash The Washington Post 18 Nov 2018
Dance wildly USA Today 16 Nov 2018
Swing wildly The Washington Post 23 Aug 2018
Swing wildly LA Times Daily 23 Aug 2018
Wave about wildly The Telegraph Quick 14 Aug 2018
Thrash about Newsday 27 May 2018
Glimpse of lake in desert! Wave wildly 
Thrash
Dance wildly
Swing wildly
Thrash about
Swing one's arms wildly
To swing one's arms around wildly
Wave wildly USA Today 18 Nov 2016
Thrash learner, beset by bad exam result The Times Cryptic 02 Nov 2016
Swing wildly USA Today 03 Oct 2016
Swing wildly Wall Street Journal 09 Aug 2016
Swing wildly, as one's arms New York Times 13 Jun 2016
Catch the lifeguard's eye, in a way Wall Street Journal 20 Feb 2016
Thrash Thomas Joseph 06 Feb 2016
Threshing tool The Times Concise 20 Jan 2016
Swing wildly, as one's arms
Swing wildly
Wave wildly
Grain threshing tool Universal 19 Nov 2015
Swing around wildly Eugene Sheffer 11 Jul 2015
Struggle dramatically Wall Street Journal 01 May 2015
Threshing device The Telegraph Quick 28 Apr 2015
Swing vigorously
Wave wildly
Grain threshing tool
Struggle dramatically
Thrash
Thrash about
Thrash or thresh
Wave one's arms like Kermit
Take wild swings
Swing your arms wildly
One way to attract a lifeguard
Wave wildly
Wave (one's arms) about
Swing wildly
Thrash
Swing violently
Threshing instrument
Swing vigorously
Threshing instrument
Thrash about
Swing vigorously
Attract the lifeguard, perhaps
Thrash about
Swing out of control
Beat
Swing out of control
Attract the lifeguard
Thresher's tool
Thrash (about)
Swing wildly
Swing with abandon
Brandish
Swing with abandon
Threshing tool
Grain threshing tool
Use a switch
Threshing implement
Threshing tool
Swing wildly
Attract the lifeguard, perhaps
Swing wildly
Threshing tool
Thrash
Whip
Threshing aid
Swing wildly
Threshing tool
Threshing tool
Thrash
Threshing tool
Struggle dramatically
Thresh grain
Grain threshing tool
Wave (one's arms) about
Threshing tool
Thrash
Thrash
Thrash
Thrash or thresh
Thresh
Grain thresher
Thr(a/e)sh
Threshing instrument
Whip
Hand-thesher
Hand-thresher
Whip.
Thrash.
Lambaste.
Beat, in a way.
Thresh.
Farmer's implement.
Threshing tool.
Threshing instrument.
Threshing implement.
Grain thresher.
Forerunner of a threshing machine.
Thresh grain.
Beat briskly.
Threshing device.
Dance uncontrollably
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