thresh about

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Verb1.thresh about - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

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