Jactitate (Verb)
Meaning
Move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The storm jactitated the old tree's branches violently, threatening to snap them off.
- As the volcano erupted, the ground began to jactitate rapidly beneath their feet.
- The crowd of protesters jactitated, their arms waving wildly as they chanted slogans.
- The distraught woman jactitated in her seat, overcome with grief and emotion.
- The frightened animal jactitated about its enclosure, trying to escape the danger.