1. moving or swinging wildly or uncontrollably
Usage: present participle of flail
2. struggling helplessly or frantically
Usage: present participle of flail

1. moving wildly and without control

Examples

• The swimmer was flailing his arms desperately in the deep water.
• She ran down the hill with flailing arms, trying to keep her balance.
• The company has been flailing for months without a clear strategy.
• His flailing attempts to fix the computer only made things worse.
• The dancer’s flailing movements looked chaotic but were actually choreographed.
• The child was flailing about in the tantrum, kicking and screaming.
• After losing his job, he spent weeks flailing around looking for work.