All 3 Uses of
agitate
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- That may point to carelessness or it may point to agitation and hurry upon the part of the cutter.†
Chpt 4 *agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
- An agitated German waiter had appeared upon the scene.†
Chpt 5agitated = not calm; or stirred up (often emotionally)
- His agitation was so great that he could hardly speak, and the shadows sprang up and down from the shaking of his candle.†
Chpt 9agitation = 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)