5 uses
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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)
- Peeta flushes in agitation.Chapter 2 (51% in)
- Just as the elevator arrives, Finnick appears in a state of agitation.Chapter 6 (51% in)
- As I explain our situation, his initial agitation mysteriously ebbs.Chapter 12 (12% in)
- " He seems preoccupied with watching Pollux, to the point where it's getting a little worrisome, when he finally puzzles it out and begins to speak with agitation.Chapter 19 (77% in)
- Agitated people swirl around us, speaking of rebels and hunger and me in their affected Capitol accents.Chapter 23 (14% in)
There are no more uses of "agitate" in Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay).
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