A flailing action or motion.

present participle of flail

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

(transitive) To beat using a flail or similar implement. / (transitive) To wave or swing vigorously / (transitive) To thresh. / (intransitive) To move like a flail.

plural of flail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flail

simple past tense and past participle of flail

plural of flailing

(intransitive) To wave one's arms (or upper body) about violently, rather like a flail.

(medicine) A severe injury of the rib cage where fragments of ribs become detached from the rest of the cage.