Meanings
verbthrash about (third-person singular simple present thrashes about, present participle thrashing about, simple past and past participle thrashed about)
present singular third person thrashes about · participle present thrashing about · participle past thrashed about · past thrashed about
- to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmove or stir about violently
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori takawhitiwhiti
- takawhitiwhitito move or stir violently
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APA
thrash about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20about
MLA
“thrash about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20about. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrash about,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20about.
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