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thresh

verb

Move or stir about violently

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
T
Ends with
H
Contains
HR
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

θɹɛʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Move or stir about violently

    “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed”

verb

  1. Move like a flail; thresh about

    “Her arms were flailing”

verb

  1. Beat the seeds out of a grain

verb

  1. Give a thrashing to; beat hard

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The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
Her arms were flailing

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