All 9 Uses

agitate
in
Riders of the Purple Sage
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Venters's agitated face grew coldly set and the bronze changed Jane impulsively stepped forward.†
Chpt 1

agitated = not calm; or stirred up (often emotionally)
With his gray glance cold on the Mormons, with the restive bit-champing of the horses, with Jane failing to repress her mounting agitations, with Venters standing pale and still, the tension of the moment tightened.†
Chpt 1
Venters's agitation stilled to the trace of suppressed eagerness in Lassiter's query.†
Chpt 3 *

agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
His impassive face, and the kind gray eyes, further stilled her agitation.†
Chpt 11
But one and all they could not be considered in the light of his present agitation.†
Chpt 12
A startlingly swift change in the nature of her agitation made him reproach himself for his abruptness.†
Chpt 13
After Venters's words and one quick look at Lassiter, her agitation stilled, and, though she was shy, if she were conscious of anything out of the ordinary in the situation, certainly she did not show it.†
Chpt 16
Her brow felt damp and cold and wet, some one was chafing her hands; she recognized Judkins, and then saw that his lean, hard face wore the hue and look of excessive agitation.†
Chpt 20
Tenderness and sympathy were fast hiding traces of her agitation.†
Chpt 21

Definitions:

(1) (agitate)
to stir up or shake -- emotionally (as when people are angered or upset) or physically (as when a washing machine cleans clothes)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)