jactitate
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/
Verb

jactitate (jactitates, present participle jactitating; past and past participle jactitated)

  1. (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.
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