jactitate
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/
Verb
jactitate (third-person singular simple present jactitates, present participle jactitating, simple past and past participle jactitated)
- (rare, intransitive) To move about restlessly.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 344:
- The ass is lying on its side, ribs heaving, forelegs jactitating.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 344:
Related terms
Latin
Verb
jactitāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of jactitō
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