Defenition of the word flail

• Defenition of the word flail

  • A tool used for separating grains from their husks.
  • an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
  • move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
  • give a thrashing to; beat hard
  • move like a flail; thresh about

Synonyms for the word flail

• • flap
  • flounder
  • lam
  • thrash
  • thresh
  • wave
  • whirl

Similar words in the flail

• • flail
  • flail's
  • flailed
  • flailing
  • flails

Hypernyms for the word flail

• • beat
  • beat up
  • flap
  • implement
  • work over

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