Flailing [verb]
Definition of Flailing:
beat, strike
Synonyms of Flailing:
● Thrash
● Smash
● Smack
● Bash
● Knock
● Thwack
● Pummel
● Club
● Sock
● Maltreat
● Batter
● Lash
● Hit
● Whale
● Flog
● Slug
Sentence/Example of Flailing:
I enjoyed whipping through enemies with a flail that increases in speed and momentum the more its swung.
Men rushed to get away from the reach of those flailing arms.
It was like an inexpert boxer flailing according to rules unknownand Greys face flamed and actually turned anxious.
He balled his fists and hammered air like a windmill, arms flailing, striking flesh often enough to batter Larry toward the floor.
But always, when a fly was hit, his ear registered the crack of the flailing bat, and his eye followed the ascending ball.
He drove them to the sidewalk, flailing away at those within reach.
Charles heard a sharp crunch and a snap, and the flailing sweaty figure, beneath him lay still.
At first the monster tries to resist the straining line, its tail flailing the water into foam.
Soon the scientists arrived and studied the animal thoroughly, at as close a range as its flailing arms permitted.
And he emphasized his vehement protest by whirling the bags over his head and flailing them upon the floor.