"thrash about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thrashes about [present, singular, third-person], thrashing about [participle, present], thrashed about [participle, past], thrashed about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} thrash about (third-person singular simple present thrashes about, present participle thrashing about, simple past and past participle thrashed about)
  1. to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware Translations (to move or stir violently): takawhitiwhiti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-thrash_about-en-verb-JItgG24A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about)

Inflected forms

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