All 6 Uses of
agitate
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- Mademoiselle Reisz perceived her agitation and even her tears.†
Chpt 9 *agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
- She arose in some agitation to take her departure.†
Chpt 21
- He was beside himself with astonishment and delight over these companionable advances, and showed his appreciation by his little quick, snappy barks and a lively agitation.†
Chpt 24
- But there was nothing else to do, so she went to bed, and tossed there for hours in a sort of monotonous agitation.†
Chpt 25
- "The sight of a wound or scar always agitates and sickens me," she said.†
Chpt 25agitates = stirs up (emotionally or physically)
- She attempted to rise; she could not have done so without betraying the agitation which mastered her at sight of him, so she fell back upon the stool, only exclaiming, "Why, Robert!"†
Chpt 33agitation = 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)