All 4 Uses of
agitate
in
Heart of Darkness
- '—'you must,' he said in agitation, 'go and see the general manager at once.†
Chpt 1 *
- Danger—agitation.'†
Chpt 1
- I put the helm hard a-starboard at the moment when the pilgrim in pink pyjamas, very hot and agitated, appeared in the doorway.†
Chpt 2
- He was a universal genius—on that point I agreed with the old chap, who thereupon blew his nose noisily into a large cotton handkerchief and withdrew in senile agitation, bearing off some family letters and memoranda without importance.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(agitate) to stir up or shake -- emotionally (as when people are angered or upset) or physically (as when a washing machine cleans clothes)