thrashing

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Symptoms of nocturnal seizures can include signs of sudden awakening with confusion, thrashing, violent movements, screaming, or waking up on the floor.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

However, his time at The Hawthorns began with 3-2 loss to Middlesbrough before a 5-0 thrashing by Norwich - the club's biggest-ever home defeat outside the top flight.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The Italian coach left the south coast club earlier in the week following last Sunday's 5-0 thrashing to fierce rivals Paris Saint-Germain.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

If, more feasibly, England - with title aspirations - inflict another thrashing, those nip-tuck, nose-to-nose inferno finishes of years gone by would seem even more distant.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Early the next morning Zheng was awoken by the sound of cormorants whistling and thrashing around in the water.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook