| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | beast thrashed about blindly | зверь метался в слепой ярости |
| gen. | he thrashed about in bed | он метался в постели |
| Makarov. | the beast thrashed about blindly | зверь метался в слепой ярости |
| gen. | thrash about | делать резкие движения |
| gen. | thrash about | трепыхаться |
| Makarov. | thrash about | метаться |
| gen. | thrash about | трепыхать |
| inf. | thrash about | бултыхаться |
| fig. | thrash about | биться |
| gen. | thrash about | бить руками по воде (о тонущем пловце • At some point during their relaxing swim, Johnson purportedly suddenly had difficulty swimming and began thrashing about in a panic in the water, as if something was intentionally and inexorably pulling her down. Lamble looked on in horror as her friend clutched at the water and gasped for air, and Johnson apparently once managed to break free from whatever was yanking on her leg, which would later be described as a scaly, clawed hand, only to be pulled down yet again as she desperately screamed for help.  mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
| amer. | thrash about | рыпаться (Maggie) |
| gen. | thrash about | метаться (из сторны в сторону, в постели и т.п. • The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed. • He thrashed about all night, unable to sleep. • The fish thrashed around on the dock. • Without more detail, we are thrashing about in the dark.) |
| Makarov. | thrash about blindly | метаться в слепой ярости (напр., о звере) |
| gen. | thrash about for | судорожно искать (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | thrash about for | метаться в поисках (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | thrash about for | искать (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | thrash about in agony | биться в агонии (Рина Грант) |
| inf. | thrash about in the dark | тыкаться впотьмах (Me, I think those guys are sorta thrashing about in the dark. I think they don't know much more than we do, maybe less. (Derek Lantin) 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | thrash about in the dark | метаться в темноте (4uzhoj) |
| Makarov. | thrash about in the water | плескаться в воде |