All 3 Uses of
agitate
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- ...(Pointing at his sister)—that is going to be the chairman of the Committee on Unending Agitation.
Scene 2.3 *agitation = stirring up emotional unrest
- I mean first I got to tell you how it was all the way ...I mean about the money I put in, Walter Lee ...WALTER: (With taut agitation now) What about the money you put in?†
Scene 2.3agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
- The word "Man" has penetrated his consciousness; he mumbles it to himself repeatedly between strange agitated pauses as he moves about) MAMA: Baby, how you going to feel on the inside?†
Scene 3.1agitated = not calm; or stirred up (often emotionally)
Definition:
to stir up or shake -- emotionally (as when people are angered or upset) or physically (as when a washing machine cleans clothes)