Translations for „thrash around“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . thrash about, thrash around VB intr

to thrash about [or around]

um sich acc schlagen

to thrash about [or around] fish

zappeln

to thrash about [or around] (in bed)

sich acc hin und her werfen [o. wälzen]

he slept badly, thrashing about all night

er schlief schlecht und drehte sich im Bett die ganze Nacht von einer Seite auf die andere

II . thrash about, thrash around VB trans

to thrash sth about the injured animal thrashed its legs about in agony

das verletzte Tier schlug voller Qual um sich

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The more they thrash about the more enmeshed their countries become in their problems.

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As we talk, they sit in their pods, lifted, so they don't thrash about.

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Once it starts to thrash about, it will never stop chasing its offender.

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They basically just thrash about.

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They can thrash about the ambulance or hospital emergency room.

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Many species thrash about violently when disturbed to scare away potential predators.

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The females thrash about when clasped, and inappropriately shaped male antennae are less likely to successfully hold on.

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We watch the dark, still waters come to life as the trout thrash about competing for the food.

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The zealots of the paradigm are beginning to thrash about madly.

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It is one of those ideas that friends thrash about on a long boozy night and then forget once the cloud of alcohol settles the next day.

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