Word of the day: Flail

Flail: mangual, debulhadora, debulhar, malhar cereais, abanar os braços, agitar-se, açoitar, bater

Synonyms: wave, thrash, whirl, flap, flounder, swing, flog, beat, batter, hit, strike, bash

“They were flailing their arms to drive away the insects.”

“The wounded animal lay on the ground, flailing helplessly.”

“He was wildly flailing about on the dance floor.”

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Word of the day: DRUB

Drub:  espancar, surrar, sovar, esbordoar, esmurrar, criticar, censurar, vencer de longe, por grande margem, bater o pé

Synonyms: beat, pound, hammer, thrash, whip, defeat, lick

“A crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene.”

“We drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Fidget

Fidget: pessoa inquieta, principalmente crianças, inquietar, incomodar, mexer-se, remexer-se, bulir, inquietar-se, impacientar-se, atormentar-se, preocupar-se

Synonyms: fiddle, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writhe

“He was constantly fidgeting in his chair.”

 “Small children are likely to fidget in church.” (www.merriam-wbster.com)

TRASH / THRESH / THRASH

trash   Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	lixo
thresh   Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	debulhar
thrash  Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	surrar, malhar