| 单词 | thrash about |
| 例句 | Tidbit thrashed about hysterically, his tiny face wild with fear. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He was thrashing about and laughing and I tried to get up. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her thrash about while drugged had almost convinced him to order her death. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Warlord thrashed about, killing, conquering and laying waste to all in his dream. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Cholly mumbled, thrashed about in the bed for a minute, and then was quiet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized that thrashing about in the water would only create the current that would bring the creature over to him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It thrashed about for a moment before climbing to the stern again and jumping back over the zebra to the middle of the boat, disappearing beneath the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And then at last the current slowed, and the boat stopped thrashing about so wildly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ben screamed, spit flying from his mouth as he thrashed about, tearing at the collar with his hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He wasn’t dead yet, He lay there shaking and thrashing about his knees jerking up and down. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember one green sea turtle that hung from the side of the lifeboat for two days, the whole while thrashing about madly, free flippers beating in the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z To flounder is to stumble awkwardly or thrash about like a fish out of water. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could see, briefly, at the other end, was the zebra’s head thrashing about. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She was thrashing about on the floor, fighting for breath. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Its single functioning arm flailed wildly while its tail and legs thrashed about. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Rachael thrashed about in the bed, sitting up; in the gloom he could dimly make out her almost breastless, trim shape. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The troll had been temporarily blinded by the electric light and was thrashing about in the center of the floor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He was thrashing about weakly when I went back to him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard Timothy's frightened roar, “Sharks,” and he was thrashing about near me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My uncle groaned and thrashed about in his bed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The landlord thrashed about like a man tossed into frigid water. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It hurts too much to keep screaming, but it feels good to thrash about like a captured lizard. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Since then, the right of the Scouts to be exclusionary has been thrashed about, tested and challenged, always unsuccessfully. Isabel Hay: Hating the haters 2012-06-11T15:30:00Z This was a terrific textural element; thrashing about on it, the dancers kicked up puffs of debris that brought to mind baked, ruined ballfields in summer. Beijing Dance Theater’s ‘Wild Grass’ at the Kennedy Center: A superficial spectacle Hakim’s exciting “The Embrace of Fire” thrashed about with conflicting and echoing layers of sonorities. Christopher Candela dispels the notion that all organ music sounds the same For Mal, thrashing about and playing in the shallows was for amateurs. The role Beatles roadie Mal Evans was born to play 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z When the narrator spies a young woman on a Lagos bus reading a Michael Ondaatje novel, it “makes my heart leap up into my mouth and thrash about like a catfish in a bucket.” Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z His camera thrashes about as he dives into foxholes, and shudders as bombs detonate nearby. Review: ‘Beats of the Antonov’ Examines Sudan’s Civil Wars 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z It thrashes about in a comic-book limbo where basic laws of cause and effect don’t necessarily apply. | 'Super': You Don?t Need Superpowers if You Have a Pipe Wrench (and Anger Issues) 2011-03-31T23:05:03Z But what if those stinks were alleviated by the sweet scent of roses as your favourite band thrashed about onstage? Next up at tonight's gig … the smell of coconut 2013-05-30T16:16:38Z Since then, the right of the Scouts to be exclusionary has been thrashed about, tested and challenged – always unsuccessfully. Bring on the gay Boy Scouts 2012-06-08T15:03:00Z And a group of men thrashing about in strapless cocktail dresses. Batsheva Dance Company’s ‘Sadeh21’: Full force, empty spectacle As any hope of romantic tension — or actual acting — evaporates, we’re left to ogle clichéd underwater thrashing about as the so-called Megalodon, basically a crusty Zeppelin with fins, gobbles an appetizer or two. Review: ‘The Meg’ Goes on the Rampage, but Barely Makes a Splash 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z You sense remnants of dignity in this wretched man, even as he thrashes about like a caged animal, all wiry limbs and spastic twitches. Review: A Divisive ‘Fidelio’ Draws Boos at Salzburg 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z She thrashes about between the other breasts, then throws herself to the ground and rolls around beneath one just before the bouncer calls time. What Peaches Can Teach America Now 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The origins of the event are uncertain, but when you are watching 200 men thrashing about in a field it doesn't really matter. This week's new events 2011-01-01T00:05:57Z As you begin to apply the blood pressure cuff, the patient begins violently resisting and thrashing about on the sidewalk—still handcuffed. The year in synthetic drugs 2012-12-26T17:48:00Z Roswell bears the ugly marks of a show thrashing about for survival. Your next box set: Roswell 2012-06-07T17:00:01Z But someone who thrashes about like this so much is going to hit a deserving target every so often. Seasonal Suicide Notes: My Life as it Is Lived by Roger Lewis 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z In “Monumental,” that truism is illustrated by this Canadian dance company, whose members thrash about and cavort in black-and-white work attire, channeling both cogs in the capitalist machine and animals trying to escape their cage. Dance Listings for Sept. 16-22 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z For months, he pored over the word list, at times moaning and thrashing about on the couch, awaiting inspiration. How Dr. Seuss Changed Education in America 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Your bedmate is whimpering in their sleep and perhaps thrashing about. Should You Wake Someone from the Throes of a Nightmare? 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z A video circulating online, purportedly of the attack, shows a man thrashing about in the water before being repeatedly attacked by a shark circling around him, then being dragged under. Russian citizen mauled to death by tiger shark off Egypt’s Red Sea coast in rare attack 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z When the anesthesia wore off, she thrashed about on the floor of a padded recovery stall as if she was still running in the race. A look at some well-known horse deaths in races ranging from the Kentucky Derby to Breeders’ Cup 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The look on that skunk's face, panicked but determined, convinced me it was unaware that it was dead even as it thrashed about, spewing entrails and blood across the road. Joe Biden vs. a dead skunk: Our president may be old, but the opposition is literally rotting 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Also, it was raining, and the two men thrashed about in the mud with their swords for an hour before a passerby stopped them. The leak that ruined Ben Franklin’s reputation and spurred the Boston Tea Party 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z He prayed for the shark to free his leg as the pressure intensified and the creature thrashed about. ‘Water was red’: Hawaii surfer recalls costly shark attack 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Mired still in the pandemic’s tragedy and trauma, we are all at some level thrashing about in search of a single source for our pain in hopes of fixing it. Column: Is ‘The Patient’ a full-blown allegory for the pandemic, or is it just me? 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Sharks thrash about in the turbid water between us and the man. Review | A thrilling new take on Winslow Homer — America’s favorite artist 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The story is chilling because it shows that Trump was not merely thrashing about on his throne. Opinion | Why Do Republicans Hate Cops? 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z I’m blindly thrashing about for insights, epiphanies, revelations. Quantum Mechanics, Plato's Cave and the Blind Piranha 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z As those who enabled Trump and Mark Zuckerberg to build their reality distortion fields thrash about trying to flip the script, history is being set in amber. Opinion | Slip Sliding Away From History 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z They’re thrashing about for a consistent style, tone or unified vision. Review: Misguided ‘Cherry’ is flashy, look-at-me filmmaking 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The transcripts also detailed Floyd thrashing about in the back of the squad car to the point where he injured himself. Body camera footage of Floyd arrest could show more of story 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s thrashing about partly reflects his frustration with the virus and his inability to slow Mr. Biden’s rise in the polls. Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z Other international institutions are also thrashing about, mostly ineffectually. Leaderless, lacking and late: a global plan to fight coronavirus is desperately needed 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Torn lotuses in the canal suggested the giraffe thrashed about trying to escape the slippery ditch until he was exhausted and drowned, police Sub-Lt. Giraffe that fled truck in Thailand found dead in a canal 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z A wasp then landed on the coral snake, and moments later the reptile began to thrash about wildly to shoo away the stinging insect. Top animal hijinks of 2019: Here are the most viral moments, from hysterical gorillas to cannibalistic snakes 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z A wasp then landed on the coral snake and moments later the reptile began to thrash about wildly to shoo away the wasp. Florida venomous snake eats another snake as giant wasp attacks in wild video 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z “Children thrash about at the sight of the implement; some appear to be taken by surprise as it passes over their eyes; many appear to be crying when it is finally removed,” Lines said. Children pinned to floor and forced to wear spit hoods at South Australian detention centre 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z She is seen thrashing about wildly on the floor and screaming before being restrained by two men. The mystery of screaming schoolgirls in Malaysia 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z In November, the same groups successfully trapped a Sumatran rhino and then mildly sedated it to keep it from thrashing about and injuring itself. Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z “A shark wouldn’t want to grab and hold onto a whale because it’s going to thrash about and possibly injure the shark in the process.” Megalodon spent millions of years sharpening its massive teeth 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z We spent so much time thrashing about in mud. Roger Daltrey on swagger and sensitivity, the new Who tour, plus the Beatles question 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “Only an upheaval, a thrashing about in the sticky mass, showed where any life was,” the Boston Post reported. 100 years ago in Boston: The day molasses was deadly fast 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Ruiz didn’t object to being awakened at 3 in the morning by warehouse mates drumming or thrashing about in their studios — creativity was more important than sleep. He Helped Build an Artists’ Utopia. Now He Faces Trial for 36 Deaths There. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Until then, the rest of the world must simply watch with concern as this pivotal industrial democracy thrashes about due to a self-inflicted wound. Opinion | The unfolding Brexit drama is not Britain’s finest hour 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Then the musicians are revealed, inside the cage and thrashing about in strobe-lit angst. How U2's tech changes concerts forever 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The men, women and children thrashing about in the water breathed in lungfuls of toxic waste. Princess Alice disaster: The Thames' 650 forgotten dead 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z A man dived into a river to save a seagull that was thrashing about after it became stuck in fishing wire. Man dives into river to save seagull 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z It landed upside down on the pavement, still thrashing about, so I gently nudged it with my foot until it righted itself. Opinion | In suburban Virginia, you do what you have to with the snake in your living room 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z As Mr. Trump’s detractors here and abroad thrash about and scream collusion, the president continues to produce results. For Russia, the hits just keep coming from Team Trump 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Max scampered off for a fire extinguisher and Osgood rather uselessly thrashed about and screamed. This big 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z “We thrash about, appallingly led, with no particular goal other than economic growth and unfettered consumption,” he writes. Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife? 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Large gray plastic tubs are filled over and over as each fisherman pulls in their line with multiple pollock thrashing about. Fishermen seize on demand for locally caught fish 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Trump loyalists will scoff that Washington swamp-dwellers are merely thrashing about as their habitat is drained by a populist hero. What Republican senators really think of the president 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z "This poor muntjac was in a real fix. She was really frightened. She was thrashing about and loudly barking," said Ms Wright. Muntjac deer freed from Moor Mill Beefeater water wheel - BBC News 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Most Labour MPs incline to agree with the calculation of the party’s leadership that their advantage is best served by letting the Tories thrash about in this mire of their own making. That jeering sound you can hear is Europe laughing at Britain | Andrew Rawnsley 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The water thrashes about and bangs the inside of the metal pipes, which amplify the sound. New York Today: Radiator Racket 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z China is the whale in everyone’s casino—thrashing about, causing trouble. China’s Crown Affair Puts Pressure on Casinos Everywhere 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Brown’s Coastal Commission is thrashing about, and lawmakers have rushed to the rescue with several reform bills. Gov. Brown, notice anything fishy about your Coastal Commission? 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Hospice workers also will talk of “terminal agitation” or “terminal restlessness,” in which some patients become irritable, angry, depressed or upset, sometimes thrashing about, perhaps even seeing figures from their past whom they fear. Unexpected friendship forms in Kansas City hospice 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z There was “a lot of thrashing about,” he told me, “a lot of howling at the moon,” but he slowly started piecing his life back together, bit by bit. Only the Dead Documents an Iraq War Correspondent's Journey to the Abyss—and Back 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z It was reported to be alive and thrashing about near Mundesley, according to a coastguard rescue team. Whale spotted in shallow water off Norfolk coast - BBC News 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Twitter users thrash about in endless conflict with one another; comments sections roil and boil with invective. Lena Dunham and why 2015 was the year of the email newsletter 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Firstly, sharks mistake swimmers for their usual prey such as seals, especially if they thrash about in water and wear shiny objects that resemble fish skin. How Jaws misrepresented the great white - BBC News 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Hospice workers also will talk of “terminal agitation” or “terminal restlessness,” in which some patients become irritable, angry, depressed or upset, sometimes thrashing about, perhaps even seeing figures from their past whom they fear. Unexpected friendship forms in Kansas City hospice 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Then his jockey, Rosie Napravnik, invoked the adage jockeys must summon at a microsecond when others might go mad: better to ease up and finish last than to thrash about and seek the unattainable. Even good horses finish last 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Police say this man didn't see anyone harm Gray but heard Gray "thrashing about." A look at the knowns and unknowns in the Baltimore case 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Having thrashed about in pursuit of this chimera, those running the project were ultimately forced to concede defeat, and by 2009 they were back to tinkering with the descriptive approach. Mad Science: The Treatment of Mental Illness Fails to Progress [Excerpt] 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Doctors who use the treatment say they do so because it’s effective, and note it no longer causes patients to thrash about because they are fully anesthetized and given a muscle relaxant. Electroconvulsive therapy on rise in Texas 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z We thrash about pulling levers and making changes. The Four Key Areas for Increasing Sales Revenue 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z The shocks caused convulsions, and broken bones were a fairly common result of the body thrashing about. The Truth about Shock Therapy 2014-05-01T18:00:00Z Let’s put aside their thrashing about for a moment. Inside Forbes: The Role of Pay and Traffic in Our Search for a New Media Equation 2014-04-01T12:33:00Z A former Conservative party councillor told a court he saw a man "thrashing about" trying to get free from MP Nigel Evans on a night out in Blackpool. MP 'had to be pulled off young man' 2014-03-12T12:30:33Z In earlier times, the whole body would stiffen and thrash about. Could ECT zap worst nightmares? 2014-02-23T01:56:35Z Dozens of dorsal fins cruised here and there; somewhat menacing half-moon tails thrashed about; and, now and then, a colossal gaping mouth breached the 's surface. How to Love a Whale Shark 2013-08-14T12:45:12.043Z The government claimed to support localism, but they were now "thrashing about trying to find ways to boost economic growth", he said. Labour would reverse planning laws 2013-06-07T10:17:50Z Instead of thrashing about with makeshift schemes and ill-thought through palliatives, policymakers must determinedly and systematically get ahead of the curve. Don't be fooled by the GDP figures – Britain needs to change course 2013-04-25T11:06:07Z Climbing a Cyclops and trying desperately to stab it in the eye as it thrashes about and tries to grab and crush you is quite a lot of fun. 'Dragon's Dogma' Review Part One: First Impressions 2012-05-24T17:24:17Z For thirty seconds or more the three thrashed about in the snow in a growling, snarling, right unloving embrace. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z In fact, companies that undertake such an approach often end up thrashing about. Facebook IPO: 6 Smart Takeaways 2012-02-01T13:40:00Z They found him on the floor, kicking and thrashing about. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z “Yesterday, she got into that little plowed field that I’d just seeded down with winter rye, and thrashed about there!” A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z I’ve heard them thrashing about in the brush for the last few minutes only a little way from here.” The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z A lesser dog would then and there have given up the struggle, or else would have thrashed about futilely until he drowned. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The more it thrashed about, the tighter grew the fatal trap until death put an end to its struggles. Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. 2011-12-29T03:00:20.733Z One snake was observed thrashing about in its cage for nearly an hour, after which time it died. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z When Osmo, the Bear, was left alone in the net, he thrashed about this way and that until he was exhausted. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Harry was busy forward just then with the mooring chain in his hand and the loose jib thrashing about him, while the big mainboom jerked over Mr. Oliver's head as he sat at the helm. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z I smell Christian bodies!” he cried out loudly and harshly, and thrashed about in such a furious way that the sparks flew from him as from a fire. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z But her hands, thrashing about in the water, caught the baby’s dress. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z Part of it thrashed about the deck, making a furious noise, but the rest, blown forward, had fouled the foresail boom, and was stretched tight, but distended like a half-filled balloon. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Unable to eat, thrashing about in his bed like a spirit in torture, he presented a tragic picture, and the doctor decided to remain at the house until he could bring him around. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z I spent 10 minutes thrashing about inside the tent, trying to thread poles into the inner corners and fastening small velcro loops around them. Tent Reviews: Forbes Goes Back to the Roof 2011-08-04T14:11:50Z They heard his horse thrashing about in the underbrush; the man was evidently afraid of nothing even in the darkness, for he plunged through it furiously, riding back and forth and beating the bushes. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z The giant choked and began to thrash about. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Only the wicked old thistle thrashed about in his sleep as if he dreamt bad dreams, which, all will allow, was no more than he deserved. A Little Book of Profitable Tales 2011-03-03T03:00:47.690Z It thrashed about mightily, emitting at intervals the horrible, deep bass cry that the chirping voice of the cricket had become with its increase in size. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z She kicked and thrashed about like a wild thing in a trap,—as indeed she was. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He squirmed and wriggled, his legs and arms thrashing about in vain effort to wrest himself from the grasp of his sudden assailant. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z England choked the Australians, who increasingly thrashed about gasping for air. Ashes 2010: Australia press reaction to day one at MCG 2010-12-26T17:03:14Z As he approached, he looked down and saw a small boat being thrashed about in the waves. Bound for Australia, Asylum Seekers' Boat Wrecks off Christmas Island 2010-12-16T15:45:00Z It was their introduction to a rollicking workshop on abnormal gaits that soon had them shuffling, staggering and thrashing about, challenging one another. | Dr. Abraham Verghese: Restoring an Old Narrative for Medicine 2010-10-11T20:53:00Z He's always saying, 'I don't want to see you thrashing about. David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics? 2010-09-03T21:21:00Z Generally, when we try to change, we simply thrash about: we improvise, guess, forget our results or change the conditions without even noticing the results. Magazine Preview: The Data-Driven Life 2010-04-28T15:16:00Z To ponder Vertu’s ruby bearings and laser-cut ceramic keys is to imagine Thorstein Veblen, the Norwegian-American sociologist and economist, thrashing about in his grave. Prototype: At Vertu, Designing Six-Figure Cellphones 2010-04-17T22:27:00Z They may thrash about or get out of bed during episodes. Acting out while asleep 2010-04-12T18:26:00Z It didn't spring fully formed from the head of Nancy Pelosi; in fact, it was the product of sustained thrashing about between the parties. And the conservative freakout begins 2010-03-22T14:23:00Z Some terrorism experts say the worst could be still to come as a wounded jihadist movement thrashes about in search of a victory. 2010-02-08T05:00:00Z Several hundred yards brought her to an abrupt turning, and to her ears there came an uncertain sound as of something heavy being thrashed about in the mud. The Tempering It's like a monster with a thousand separate heads cut loose to thrash about before it dies. The Year When Stardust Fell Mutaba grinned as he jerked away his hand and the canoe darted past, just in the nick of time, for the enraged monster thrashed about with his tail, churning the muddy water to foam. Tahara Among African Tribes Five or six successive pairs of doors were passed in this manner, and then the sea-serpents began to thrash about and become almost unmanageable. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 Another male voice issued from the bathroom, and as they all thrashed about, Sextus became aware that a second female had somehow appeared between Gable and his brand new bride. Forsyte's Retreat His hopes and courage rose somewhat as he listened to the blinded animal thrashing about in the grass. The Blind Lion of the Congo The sticks descended with vigor, and there was a violent wriggling and thrashing about beneath the blankets. Under Boy Scout Colors The harder he struggled, the more firmly he impaled his open jaws upon the sharp stick, and all his thrashing about was futile, for the following boats sped by close to the opposite bank. Tahara Among African Tribes You would have said some wayward spirit was thrashing about inside her, eternally rebelling against all government. Their Son; The Necklace The great trees thrash about like whips; the air is filled with leaves and branches flying like birds; and the sound of the trees falling shakes the earth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) For a moment he lay dazed, utterly at a loss to understand, thrashing about frantically in futile effort to regain his feet. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance A pair of bodies thrashed about on the ground. Collectivum Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire. The Land of Look Behind Already the Acquatainians are thrashing about like a snake whose head has been cut off. The Dueling Machine The great trees thrash about like whips; the air is filled with leaves and great branches flying about like birds; and the sound of the trees falling shakes the earth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) I sat on the sled all night or thrashed about it, and had a dickens of a time; I shivered so hard I shook the sled to pieces. Alaska Days with John Muir Imagine what a humiliation it was for a Pope's mule to find herself hanging from a great height, legs thrashing about like a fly caught in a web. Letters from my Windmill It was surprising to see this enshrouded creature, blind and deaf, wriggle and thrash about as if threatening us with its wrath for invading its sanctuary. Under the Maples A little drip, drip from the leaves only told how heavily they had been surcharged; the long pendent branches of the elm hung moveless, as if they were resting after last night's thrashing about. Diana The blue tracery of sky was blotted out; the forest became dark as night; the tree tops heaved and thrashed about in the wind that rushed down the mountain side. The Heart of Thunder Mountain It lashed back at her, but she leaped clear as it slashed in agony, thrashing about so that the whole room seemed to rock. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 There was a certain person in large, steel-framed glasses, who kept shaking his tall, black wig where one of the birds was completely entangled, its wings silently thrashing about, much to the amusement of Garrigue…. Letters from my Windmill Now Lincoln and Little Foot were wrestling, thrashing about like two wild animals. Shaman I thrashed about continuously, and while in this restless state harbored the notion that trouble was brewing for me. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went There was a thrashing about and plunging not two rods away. The Road to Frontenac As he got up, stumbling and thrashing about in the uncertainty of his movements, his chair crashed to the floor and the monkey made a leap, cuffing the lantern from its hook. Mr. Wicker's Window The turmoil of execration and fierce curiosity thrashed about for the right man to pitch on for this crime. Red Men and White She thrashed about, turned and struck at his face with her fists. Shaman The little girl had been thrashing about in the bed and whimpering for “daddy” since eight o’clock. What's-His-Name It came in a moment—a sudden thump—then the thrashing about of something on 74 the bare boards of the floor of the loft over the kitchen. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air It thrashed about and churned up the water violently for a few seconds, and then waved back and forth quietly; but it did not disappear. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure The wind died out entirely just before sunset, and the sails hung motionless from the spars; for there was no swell to make them thrash about, as at sea. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The Indian could not, and Ree had no wish to add to the noise made by their thrashing about among the leaves and dry twigs. Far Past the Frontier His nerves gave way, and with a crash the trap fell to the ground where he could hear it stirring and thrashing about among the dead leaves. Edge of the Jungle As Harry talked he thrashed about under the bed-clothing as if in anger. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite In a terror that was uncontrollable, Johnnie began to thrash about and scream. The Rich Little Poor Boy The horses jumped forward into a wild run, thrashing the heavy coach about as a small boy might be thrashed about as the tail in "crack the whip." Roosevelt in the Bad Lands I can see him now, thrashing about in the water. Ted and the Telephone Suddenly, we heard, at a little distance to our right, and partly in front, a noise as of some animal thrashing about in the bushes, which we could see were violently agitated. The Damned Thing 1898, From "In the Midst of Life" He lost his balance, but kept his grasp on the other so that they went down together, thrashing about for some opening. This World Must Die! He went completely out of sight, but a moment later his head appeared, and snorting, and thrashing about, he struck out for shore. Prairie Flowers "Time always brings development," Doctor Keltridge reminded her benignly, while he thrashed about in his cup with a spoon, much as he might have wielded a glass rod in a delinquent mixture. The Brentons “If one had a net to spread round, and then send Pomp in there with a pole to beat and thrash about, one might get, a good haul.” Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah In their efforts to get up, however, the animals thrashed about constantly, and the blankets did not shelter them much. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's The dog on the shore thrashed about in the reeds and waded in the shallows, mourning his unhappy state in an occasional cry. The Third Violet "Take him off!" squealed Jenks, thrashing about with his long legs. Frank Merriwell's Chums Since it was thrashing about, he uncoiled a rope closely lashed to the side of a cabin and with tremendous effort succeeded in making the raft snug. Curlie Carson Listens In So Ned made a great noise, the jailor thrashed about with his stick, and no harm was done. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Suddenly we heard, at a little distance to our right and partly in front, a noise as of some animal thrashing about in the bushes, which we could see were violently agitated. The Best Ghost Stories The Indian sputtered, thrashed about to clear himself from the snow, and in so doing rapped his head smartly against the low ceiling of logs. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 "Bread and cheese!" groaned the Professor, as he thrashed about in the scrub. The Missing Link Amateur Tribal anthropologists were always thrashing about light among themselves, arguing about the sun's character varying from latitude to latitude, filtered through this city's pollution signature or that. Eastern Standard Tribe The man's legs were thrashing about, striking the boards of the partition. Square Deal Sanderson The report came like a whip-crack, and up from the dead log leaped a great writhing mass, which coiled and twisted and thrashed about, and finally lay still. A Man and a Woman This is the moment of danger; for, driven mad with pain, the great beast rolls and thrashes about convulsively. American Merchant Ships and Sailors Picture the giant propeller of an ocean liner thrashing about in the sands of the desert and you will have an approximate knowledge of the dust raised by a thousand steers. Judith of the Plains "I'll tickle you," he crowed, tussling with her, disarranging her hair, thudding his little body against her breast, as he thrashed about. The Brimming Cup I cried out a warning to Jerome, who took care to thrash about him. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians Being a thoroughly disciplined man, it was perhaps more difficult for him to deal with the violent, primal images and emotions that now thrashed about inside him. Oberheim (Voices) The heavy bullet struck within an inch of the first, although the mark was now several fathoms distant and thrashing about at a great rate. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The animal could be heard thrashing about in the leaves, spitting, snarling, growling, rattling the chain, and evidently fighting furiously to free itself from the trap. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol Greg’s forehead was just as hot as ever, and he thrashed about and hurt his shoulder and cried miserably. Us and the Bottleman For the three hours following I was left to thrash about the room and work myself into a frenzy. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography The mainsail was spilling the wind, and slapping and thrashing about till it seemed it would tear itself to pieces. The Cruise of the Dazzler She lay down on the floor and howled for a solid hour, and when any one tried to approach her, she thrashed about like a little windmill and bit and kicked. Dear Enemy At the same time he began to thrash about in the leaves ahead of him. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol This dog was thrashing about in a death-struggle, directly on the trail, and Buck passed around him without stopping. The Call of the Wild "And the twang of the bowstring and the thrashing about of the kill in the thicket would have told Tse-tse exactly wheretheywere," said the Navajo. The Trail Book Only the wicked old thistle thrashed about in his sleep as if he dreamed bad dreams, which, all will allow, was no more than he deserved. A Little Book of Profitable Tales When Fiesco discovers that he has killed his wife, he first thrashes about him furiously with his sword. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller The gigantic creature that he had wounded was still thrashing about a little distance off, occasionally making horrible sounds, but Edmund seemed to have no fear. A Columbus of Space While he thrashed about thus in the tree top, we nocked two more arrows and shot. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow When we came to the hill we could still hear him thrashing about in his trails, so I drew down the boughs of a hemlock and made us a shelter and a fire. The Trail Book But now we look about and see, That we poor blacks are not so free; We 're whipped and thrashed about like fools, And have no chance at common schools. The Anti-Slavery Harp Thereafter there was general commotion in the water and all the crocs started thrashing about. Free from School But she did not dare—they thrashed about so madly. The Everlasting Whisper The horror was certain to do some thrashing about when he felt the keen edge of the steel. Boy Scouts in a Submarine : or, Searching an Ocean Floor And next moment Mona was desperately steering his machine clear of the other as it swayed and thrashed about under the struggling of the two men. The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix After thrashing about in his bed for seven sleepless hours, Barnes arose and gloomily breakfasted alone. Green Fancy "Mother always puts my friends in here," she remarked: "she says it's plenty good enough for school-girls to thrash about in!" What Katy Did at School "Hear!—what is there here to be heard, unless there may be some fish inside, thrashing about to get out of the vessel's hold?" Jack Tier Polperro, wildly thrashing about him with both fists, excited wrath in every direction. The Town Traveller He thrashed about here and there, and so came across Ellis blindfolded and tied. The Blazed Trail I do, but I also realise the folly of thrashing about in this brush without in the least knowing where our steps are leading us. Green Fancy The waters shook with the movements of the man–eater, which thrashed about with indescribable fury. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea In the end, the maltreated fish thrashed about the deck entirely eviscerated. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Mahan rounded the big boulder at the crest of the ridge and flung himself upon the two combatants, as they thrashed about in a tumultuous dual mass on the ground. Bruce My dear sir, the man must have been thrashing about—absolutely thrashing about, like a dashed salmon on a dashed hook. Something New Hal often had nightmares even on ordinary nights, and on this one he moaned so much and thrashed about the tent so desperately that I knew the lions were after him. The Young Forester In convulsions the patient thrashed about, kicking her legs and clawing at her chest. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 It moved, it swam, it thrashed about, and ever it strove to escape from the surface of the ocean. The Mutiny of the Elsinore The terrible thrashing about in the icy water had quenched my spirit. The Young Forester |
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