Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb jactitate
1 sense of jactitate
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate -- (move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed")
=> shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")