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Word: Flail
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English fligel, of West Germanic origin, based on Latin flagellum ‘whip’ (see flagellum); probably influenced in Middle English by Old French flaiel or Dutch vlegel
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fleɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it.
Short Definition:threshing tool
Word: Flail
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fleɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
wave or swing wildly
Short Definition:wave or swing wildly
Examples:- his arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance
Definition:
beat or flog (someone)
Short Definition:beat
Examples:- he escorted them, flailing their shoulders with his cane
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