Jactation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness wordnet
  3. 3
    The action of throwing. countable, uncountable

    "The projicient hath the stone in his hand, and with force and violence throws his arm, with which jactation the stone doth not move so much as the circumambient Air."

  4. 4
    Boasting; bragging; showing off. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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agueblusterboastbombastbragbragging

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"The projicient hath the stone in his hand, and with force and violence throws his arm, with which jactation the stone doth not move so much as the circumambient Air."

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showing off

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