flail about



flail about

or flail around
v.
To engage in rapid, frantic, undirected movements or activity: The baby cried and flailed about as we looked for the bottle. After I caught the fish, it flailed around in the bottom of the boat.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RomolaRO-mo-lahItalian
Lili-German, French, Hungarian
Sa'id-Arabic
Kazukikah-zoo-keeJapanese
Udane-Basque
BarnabÁS-Hungarian