All 7 Uses

agitate
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Year of Wonders
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I feared that this agitation would kill him in his weakened state, and so I picked up the ruined bedding and left him.†
Chpt 2 *

agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
In his agitation, he had lifted himself up from his pallet, but the effort sent him into spasms of coughing.†
Chpt 10
She cried out the name in a pitch still high and childish, but distressed, agitated, keening.†
Chpt 13

agitated = not calm; or stirred up (often emotionally)
It seemed clear to me that Aphra's agitation was only causing Faith further upset.†
Chpt 13

agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest
The old man left the rector's room much agitated.†
Chpt 15

agitated = not calm; or stirred up (often emotionally)
Tell her that her mother would have loved her, if she had been allowed ...."She had grown pale with the exertion of all this, and I knew she would remain agitated while ever I was there with the baby.†
Chpt 15
He was in a great state of agitation, saying that a young gentleman had been asking my whereabouts all over the town.†
Chpt Epil.

agitation = the act of stirring up (emotionally or physically); or a state of emotional unrest

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)