thresh about vs thresh

thresh about and thresh both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thresh about	No	No	Yes	No
thresh	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, thresh about and thresh are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of thresh about include convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, toss.

thresh about (verb)	thresh (verb)
move or stir about violently	give a thrashing to; beat hard
	beat the seeds out of a grain
	move or stir about violently
	move like a flail; thresh about