Both Uses of
agitate
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- He's talkin' red, agitating trouble.†
Chpt 20agitating = stirring up (emotionally or physically)
- Last night a band of citizens, infuriated at the agitation going on in a local squatters' camp, burned the tents to the ground and warned agitators to get out of the county.†
Chpt 22 *agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
Definition:
to stir up or shake -- emotionally (as when people are angered or upset) or physically (as when a washing machine cleans clothes)