Get to know Flailing better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Flailing meaning
present participle and gerund of flail
Using Flailing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of flail
- In the example corpus, flailing often appears in combinations such as: the flailing, flailing in, and flailing.
Context around Flailing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flailing
- In this selection, "flailing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, people, broke, hand, 2024 and social stand out and add context to how "flailing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about his flailing 2024 presidential and animated and flailing his arms. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flailing" sits close to words such as adil, agra and amicably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flailing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The hitter is left flailing at air. (7 words)
Will it flip the flailing firm’s fortunes? (8 words)
No bicycle or flailing arms and legs, but at least it was a subject. (14 words)
Sour Party follows Gwen and James, two broke, flailing 30-somethings on a quest to scrounge money from a collection of low lives and failed artists in an attempt to show up to Gwen’s sister’s baby shower with a proper gift. (43 words)
Individuals on paddleboards (it's not clear whether they were trained in water rescue) apparently didn't notice the Serbian athlete flailing in the water, and it wasn't until someone realized he hadn't crossed the finish line that a search commenced. (43 words)
But with 35 minutes gone City were 2-1 up, Julián Álvarez the goalscorer with a piece of brilliance picked out of the air, a startling shot that rose and fell and dipped over the flailing hand of Bernd Leno. (40 words)
Will it flip the flailing firm’s fortunes? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
But he was less apologetic to the security guards he left flailing in his wake.
But with 35 minutes gone City were 2-1 up, Julián Álvarez the goalscorer with a piece of brilliance picked out of the air, a startling shot that rose and fell and dipped over the flailing hand of Bernd Leno.
Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo pressed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about his flailing 2024 presidential campaign during an interview on “Sunday Morning Futures,” and the politician was quick to pivot and pin the blame on media narratives.
Musk has apparently been trying to turn the trend of loss around, since paying some $44 billion for the flailing social media site in 2022.
My best recommendation, when it comes to cooking what you’ve got, is to store recipes in an easily searchable place, so you’re not flailing all over the internet when looking for something to do with those turnips.
No bicycle or flailing arms and legs, but at least it was a subject.
Of course there will be hysterics in the street with performances from crazy people flailing their arms in the air screaming, but those people will never let go of their now imbedded hatred and revenge lust.
Part of the problem is the new leaders at DC Comics, James Gunn and Peter Safran, have announced plans to reset the flailing comic book universe.
She added, “I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing… and living to speak about it.
Snitker exited the dugout and chatted with umpires before getting more animated and flailing his arms.
Sour Party follows Gwen and James, two broke, flailing 30-somethings on a quest to scrounge money from a collection of low lives and failed artists in an attempt to show up to Gwen’s sister’s baby shower with a proper gift.
The 43-year-old struck out the side in the second — including getting Daulton Varsho flailing at a 68 mph curveball — but when he missed his spots, the Blue Jays pounced.
The hitter is left flailing at air.
The incident saw Hysaj catch the Celtic midfielder with a flailing arm, but he was not ordered off despite replays showing definite contact.
The once-flailing bank became profitable two years ago and more than quadrupled profits in 2022, under the leadership of Chief Executive Nick Slape who steered its turnaround.
There's something oddly cathartic about many enemies flailing in panic as they realize they've been set on fire with a single swing of this weapon.
Will it flip the flailing firm’s fortunes?
A transitional council was named to run the flailing government while the United States helped organize a deployment of police and soldiers from several countries, led by Kenya, to fight the gangs.
However, based on what I see in TFA, what most likely happened is that his legs got sliced by the barb as the fish was flailing about, rather than him getting impaled.
Individuals on paddleboards (it's not clear whether they were trained in water rescue) apparently didn't notice the Serbian athlete flailing in the water, and it wasn't until someone realized he hadn't crossed the finish line that a search commenced.
Common combinations with flailing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the flailing 15×
- flailing in 7×
- and flailing 7×
- flailing about 7×
- flailing at 4×
- flailing on 4×
- left flailing 3×
- was flailing 3×
- be flailing 3×
- flailing around 3×