thrash about
thrash about · thrashes about · thrashed about · thrashing about
To move unpredictably and often violently, usually unawareTo move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware
» Tom went out into the yard of his Australian home to thrash about the mice with a broom.
Meaning
1 sensesTo move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware
move or stir about violently
Examples
1 sentencesTom went out into the yard of his Australian home to thrash about the mice with a broom.
Forms
thrashes about, thrashing about, thrashed about, thrashed about| Base form | thrash about · to thrash about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thrashes about |
| Present participle | thrashing about |
| Past simple | thrashed about |
| Past participle | thrashed about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb