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flail

/fleɪl/ /fleɪl/
  1. 1 (kollarını/bacaklarını) savurmak, çırpınmak

Definition (English)

To wave your arms or legs around wildly and without control.

Example Sentences

  1. He started to flail his arms when he fell into the water.
    Suya düştüğünde kollarını savurmaya başladı.
  2. The baby kicked and flailed in the bath.
    Bebek küvette tekmeliyor ve çırpınıyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base flail
/fleɪl/
Past flailed
/fleɪld/
Participle flailed
/fleɪld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edflail → flailed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. flailed /fleɪld/

Synonyms

thrashflapwave about

Collocations

flail armsflail legsflail wildlyflail aboutflail aroundflail helplessly