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flailed
We have found lemma(root) word of flailed : flail.
Definitions
[fleɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it
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Origin
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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
[fleɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- wave or swing wildly
(e.g: his arms flailed as he sought to maintain his balance)
- beat or flog (someone)
(e.g: he escorted them, flailing their shoulders with his cane)
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Origin
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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
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