jactation

IPA: dʒˈæktˈeɪʃʌn

A tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation.
The action of throwing.
Boasting; bragging; showing off.

Examples of "jactation" in Sentences

Apparently, maceration is one of those words like "jactation" that sounds dirty but is actually quite technical-it refers to some type of esoteric fermentation process that infuses fruit with vodka.
-- Fever may be accompanied by pain especially of the the head and loins; a sense of heaviness or general lassitude; deficiency of either secretion, or of all of them; dryness of skin; thirst; nausia; scanty and high colored urine; delirium; constipation; jactation; &c.