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Meanings of thrash about in English

Portuguese
sovar
Catalan
crispar
Spanish
sacudir

Move or stir about violently.

      sovar
      Usage of thrash about in English
      1
      Some screamed and started to thrash about, while others attempted to calm them.
      Logos Run
      2
      Ana made no sound, did not shake, did not thrash about.
      Jem
      3
      I just thrash about, and gang in circles like a doodlebug.
      Outlander
      4
      Seeing her thrash about while drugged had almost convinced him to order her death.
      Throne of Glass
      5
      Wynn's small mouth dropped open, as Chap continued to thrash about inside the shed.
      Sister of the dead
      6
      At the same time he began to thrash about in the leaves ahead of him.
      The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
      7
      As the bubbling slime encapsulated his body, Luke began to thrash about and rave deliriously.
      Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
      8
      He began to thrash about, as if enemies attacked and he was holding them at bay.
      Sons of the Oak
      9
      Its air hose stretched out until it snapped taut, but the creature continued to thrash about.
      Earth Unaware
      10
      At this she began to thrash about wildly as if trying to ward off some evil.
      Tell me, pretty maiden
      11
      They did not thrash about so much.
      The Everlasting Whisper
      12
      With timing that almost seemed planned, just as they were finishing their tea, Roshario began to moan and thrash about.
      The Plains of Passage
      13
      And something blunt and obviously heavy had been used to thrash about in the general vicinity of the block and radiator.
      The flock
      14
      Others stand on the pedals and thrash about on the bicycle, desperate to find the energy for each successive pedal stroke.
      Home to italy
      15
      And the bush they were apparently trying to kill began to thrash about spastically, and I saw the glint of something silver-yellow.
      Dexter is Delicious: A Novel
      16
      There's your skylight, or your north light, or whatever window you call it, and plenty of room to thrash about in, and a bedroom beyond.
      The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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      Translations for thrash about
      Thrash about through the time
      Thrash about across language varieties
      United States of America
      Common