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Definition
to stir up or shake — emotionally (as when people are angered or upset) or physically (as when a washing machine cleans clothes)
- That may point to carelessness or it may point to agitation and hurry upon the part of the cutter.Chapter 4 — Sir Henry Baskerville (35% in)
- An agitated German waiter had appeared upon the scene.Chapter 5 — Three Broken Threads (17% in)
- His agitation was so great that he could hardly speak, and the shadows sprang up and down from the shaking of his candle.Chapter 9 — Second Report of Dr. Watson (53% in)
There are no more uses of "agitate" in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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