That "thing" is called a tremolo. In this case it is a tremolo between two chords. Violins and other bowed strings have tremolos on just one note where they play it rapidly back in forth.
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Originally Posted by Andy
My absolute best guess would that it's a trill between those two notes.
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You are absolutely right.
So, yes, essentially this is a trill between the two notes.