HyperDic: thrash_about

English > 1 sense of the expression thrash about:
VERBmotionthrash about, convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, slash, toss, jactitatemove or stir about violently
English > thrash about: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
MeaningMove or stir about violently.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonymsconvulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, slash, toss, jactitate
Narrowerwhipthrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
Broadershake, agitateMove or cause to move back and forth
Spanishacuchillar, agitar, convelerse, dar vueltas, moverse agitadamente, reducir, sacudirse, sacudir, trillar, vapulear
Catalanconvulsar, crispar, remenar

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