Flail
Stumble
Stumble verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, if she stumbles and gets set on fire at the exact same time, the Witch would flail about as she burns to death while not attacking anyone since her AI still thinks it is in stumble mode.
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