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
Chuks-Western African, Igbo
Felicidade-Portuguese
Erna (1)ER-nah (German, Swedish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Olamilekan-Western African, Yoruba
EmerEE-murIrish, Irish Mythology
Hajar-Arabic