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threshed

verb

past tense of thresh

as in tossed

to make jerky or restless movements the poor dog threshed against his chain

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as in lashed

to strike repeatedly he threshed the whimpering dog with his cane

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Recent Examples of threshed The tiny sandlike seeds of the plant are threshed and pounded to remove the chaff before the grains are cooked. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026

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Roman Reigns tossed the chair aside, moving past his obsession.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Joe Mack homered, Xavier Edwards added an RBI single and Sandy Alcantara tossed six-plus solid innings for the Marlins, who won the final three games of the four-game series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

Beijing lashed out, restricting vital commerce and the flow of Chinese tourists on which Japan – the world’s fourth-largest economy – depends.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the CNN White House correspondent, and her colleagues have defended her against him.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Definition of lashed

Verb

Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
My jaw twitched uncontrollably.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

Definition of twitched

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Rainwater rushed into Filament Theatre in the Portage Park neighborhood on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Later in the inning, during a mound visit with Doval, Sánchez pulled down his catcher’s mask and pounded his chest to take responsibility for the bad throw.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pounded

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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Definition of jerked

Verb

Grande licked one of them, and fans were immediately outraged by the moment.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
As flames licked at the fabric and smoke curled toward the ceiling, an overcapacity crowd of more than 1,800 panicked, rushing for the exits and jamming against doors that opened inward.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

One woman ordered some home furniture while two children fidgeted nearby.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of fidgeted

Verb

Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Juan Rivera tried mate for the first time from his now wife Tiffany, who whipped it up for him while manning a beverage booth at a music festival.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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