to jactitate
- verb
- Archaic
:
agitar
- He jactitated in his sleep, tossing and turning restlessly.
Examples
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The patient would often jactitate restlessly in his hospital bed at night.
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During the nightmare, she seemed to jactitate uncontrollably, disturbing the sheets.
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The child began to jactitate in panic during the thunderstorm.
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The dog began to jactitate during the thunderstorm.
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During the nightmare, she seemed to jactitate uncontrollably, disturbing the sheets.
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The patient would often jactitate restlessly in his hospital bed at night.
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The child began to jactitate in panic during the thunderstorm.
Synonyms
916
1.0
To move quickly from side to side or up and down
94
1.4
To move about in a violent or restless way
38
5.8
To wave arms or legs wildly
24
5.8
Move or swing violently without control
8
7.8
Shake hard and without control because of illness, a strong feeling, or a hit
2
4.6
To shake or move quickly because you are nervous
1
7.0
To move your arms and body wildly or act in a messy way without success
1
6.1
Move the body violently when in pain or fear
1
9.6
To move up and down in a quick, jerky way
1
7.9
Make quick, wild movements because you are afraid or in pain
1
8.9
Move violently without control, often by kicking when hurt
1
5.3
To move or make something move with a sudden strong shake
To shake something hard to mix its contents
To move with a sudden sharp shake, for example over bumps
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jactitate comes from the Latin root jactare, which means 'to throw' or 'to toss' and shows the same idea as English words like eject and project. So to jactitate is to shake or toss about, as if being thrown around in a rough, restless movement.