Flail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

give a thrashing to; beat hard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈeɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈeɪl/.

Examples

Her arms were flailing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thrash lam thresh

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

flail	verb	give a thrashing to; beat hard
thrashing	noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
flail	noun	an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dreschflegel

ein Gerät, bestehend aus einem Griff mit einem frei schwingenden Stock am Ende; Wird beim manuellen Dreschen verwendet

🇫🇷French

fléau

un outil constitué d'un manche avec un bâton oscillant librement à l'extrémité ; utilisé dans le battage manuel

🇪🇸Spanish

mayal

un instrumento que consta de un mango con un palo que se balancea libremente en su extremo; utilizado en la trilla manual

🇮🇹Italian

flagello

un attrezzo costituito da un manico con all'estremità un bastone oscillante libero; utilizzato nella trebbiatura manuale

🇳🇱Dutch

dorsvlegel

een werktuig bestaande uit een handvat met aan het uiteinde een vrij zwaaiende stok; gebruikt bij handmatig dorsen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mangual

um implemento composto por uma alça com uma vara oscilante livre na extremidade; usado na debulha manual

🇷🇺Russian

цеп

орудие, состоящее из рукоятки со свободно качающейся палкой на конце; используется при ручном обмолоте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूसल

अंत में एक स्वतंत्र रूप से झूलने वाली छड़ी के साथ हैंडल से युक्त एक उपकरण; मैनुअल थ्रेशिंग में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাপসা

শেষে একটি ফ্রি সুইংিং স্টিক সহ হ্যান্ডেল সমন্বিত একটি ইমপ্লিমেন্ট; ম্যানুয়াল মাড়াই ব্যবহার করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சுடுதல்

முடிவில் ஒரு இலவச ஸ்விங்கிங் ஸ்டிக் கொண்ட கைப்பிடியை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு கருவி; கைமுறையாக கதிரையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్లైల్

ముగింపులో ఉచిత స్వింగింగ్ స్టిక్‌తో హ్యాండిల్‌తో కూడిన ఒక పనిముట్టు; మాన్యువల్ నూర్పిడిలో ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

घसरणे

शेवटी एक फ्री स्विंगिंग स्टिक असलेले हँडल असलेले उपकरण; मॅन्युअल मळणीमध्ये वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભડકવું

અંતમાં ફ્રી સ્વિંગિંગ સ્ટીક સાથે હેન્ડલ ધરાવતું સાધન; મેન્યુઅલ થ્રેસીંગમાં વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲೈಲ್

ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಚಿತ ಸ್ವಿಂಗಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಿಕ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ ಅನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಉಪಕರಣ; ಹಸ್ತಚಾಲಿತ ಒಕ್ಕಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലെയ്ൽ

അവസാനം ഒരു സ്വതന്ത്ര സ്വിംഗിംഗ് സ്റ്റിക്ക് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഹാൻഡിൽ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ഉപകരണം; കൈകൊണ്ട് മെതിക്കുന്നതിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਣਾ

ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਮੁਫਤ ਸਵਿੰਗਿੰਗ ਸਟਿੱਕ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੈਂਡਲ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ; ਹੱਥੀਂ ਪਿੜਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلیل

آخر میں ایک آزاد جھولنے والی چھڑی کے ساتھ ہینڈل پر مشتمل ایک عمل؛ دستی تھریشنگ میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

连枷

一种由手柄组成的工具，末端有一根可自由摆动的棍子；用于手动脱粒

🇯🇵Japanese

フレイル

先端に自由に揺れるスティックが付いたハンドルからなる道具。手脱穀に使用されます

🇰🇷Korean

도리깨

끝에 자유롭게 흔들리는 막대가 달린 손잡이로 구성된 도구; 수동 탈곡에 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đập lúa

một dụng cụ bao gồm một tay cầm có một thanh đu tự do ở cuối; được sử dụng trong đập thủ công

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้ตี

อุปกรณ์ประกอบด้วยด้ามจับที่มีไม้แกว่งอิสระที่ปลาย ใช้ในการนวดข้าวด้วยตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memukul

alat yang terdiri dari pegangan dengan tongkat ayun bebas di ujungnya; digunakan dalam perontokan manual

🇲🇾Malay

pukul

alat yang terdiri daripada pemegang dengan kayu hayun bebas di hujungnya; digunakan dalam perontokan manual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السائبة

أداة تتكون من مقبض مع عصا متأرجحة حرة في النهاية؛ تستخدم في الدرس اليدوي

🇮🇷Persian

فلیل

ابزاری متشکل از دسته با یک چوب چرخان آزاد در انتهای آن؛ در خرمنکوبی دستی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sallanmak

ucunda serbest sallanan bir çubuk bulunan bir saptan oluşan bir alet; elle harmanlamada kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲבוֹט

מכשיר המורכב מידית עם מקל מתנדנד חופשי בקצהו; משמש בדיש ידני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'flail'?

The primary meaning of 'flail' is 'an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flail' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'flail' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'flail' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'flail' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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