Flail Definition

flail
noun
  1. an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
verb
  1. give a thrashing to; beat hard
  2. move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

"Flail" in song lyrics

See how flail is used in real songs:

  • "Look at our history, please acknowledge the crook and flail"
    (Snowgoons f/) Buckshot, Chief Kamachi, Reef the Lost Cauze — Make Way
  • "mitral valve flail"
    AOL — AOL
  • "royal 20crook 20and 20flail"
    AOL — AOL

Words that rhyme with flail

Usage tips for "flail"

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