All 4 Uses of
agitate
in
June Recital
- Yet in the shade of the vacant house, though all looked still, there was agitation.†
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- When the first unreasoning hush--there was the usual series--fell over the audience, the room seemed to shake with the agitation of palmetto and feather fans alone, plus the occasional involuntary tick of the metronome within its doors.†
- There was the mixture together of agitation and decoration which could make every little forthcoming child turn pale with a kind of ultimate dizziness.†
- She rose up, agitated now, and went running about the room, holding the candle above her, evading the men each time they tried to head her off.†
Definition:
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(agitate) to stir up or shake -- emotionally (as when people are angered or upset) or physically (as when a washing machine cleans clothes)