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verb

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present tense third-person singular of flail

as in flutters

to move or cause to move with a striking motion started to flail his arms wildly when he spied a bat in the house

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as in whips

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed

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flails

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noun

plural of flail

as in bludgeons

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The poster had been manipulated in an attempt to match the Broadway show's original rendering, which hides the face of her character, Elphaba.

Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
In the film, a scientist (Duhamel) steals an experiment and hides off the grid in Europe to prevent it from becoming weaponized.

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024

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