thashed
thrash about
To move or flail about restlessly, wildly, or violently. The poor kid is in such pain with his toothache that he's been thrashing about in bed all night. The fox thrashed about trying to get free from the trap.
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thrash around
To move or flail around restlessly, wildly, or violently. The poor kid is in such pain with his toothache that he's been thrashing around in bed all night. The fox thrashed around trying to get free from the trap.
See also: around, thrash
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
thrash around
to move about restlessly or violently. Settle down and stop thrashing around. Timmy thrashed around all night when he had the high fever.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
thrash about
Also, thrash around. Move wildly or violently, as in He thrashed about all night, unable to sleep, or The fish thrashed around on the dock, so Meg threw it back in the water. [Mid-1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- thrash
- thrash about
- thrashing
- thrash around
- lash at
- lash at (someone or something)
- lash about
- lash against
- lash around
- flop around