Verb

• S: (v) convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate (move or stir about violently) "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
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• S: (v) shake, agitate (move or cause to move back and forth) "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
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• W: (n) thrash [Related to: thrash] (a swimming kick used while treading water)
• W: (n) toss [Related to: toss] (an abrupt movement) "a toss of his head"
• W: (n) jactitation [Related to: jactitate] ((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness)
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• S: (v) flail, thresh (move like a flail; thresh about) "Her arms were flailing"
• S: (v) thrash, thresh (beat the seeds out of a grain)
• S: (v) thrash, thresh, lam, flail (give a thrashing to; beat hard)
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