verb
Meaning 1
to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
thrash about
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verb
Meaning 2
move or stir about violently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, slash, toss, jactitate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shake, agitate
Narrower terms: whip
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
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- Māori: takawhitiwhiti — to move or stir violently