jactation
jactation · jactations
A tossing or shaking of the bodyA tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation.
(countable, uncountable)The action of throwing.
(countable, uncountable)Boasting; bragging; showing off.
More definitions
- (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
Forms
plural: jactations| Singular | jactation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness:jactitation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable