| His sinewy arms flailed around uselessly, his legs kicked furiously, but the ocean's grip on him only got stronger as it pulled him further down. |
| Matthias, caught up in the moment, flailed his arms wildly and babbled incoherently. |
| Thrashing wildly, she flailed her arms and legs in a desperate attempt to move upwards, to the surface, to salvation. |
| Both ends of the worm twisted and flailed around on the ground, with one end still screeching its head off. |
| Most people in the room flailed their arms wildly around in the air and one selected girl was taken away. |
| I danced my hardest and flailed my arms as wildly as I could, but it was all to no avail. |
