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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)
- For a long time Norah sat very still, agitated, on the edge of knowing.p. 364.7
- It took several minutes for the baby to settle down, because she was so agitated and because her sucking reflex was poor.p. 34.4
- Agitated, she picked up The Leader, which she hadn't read in days, slipped off the rubber band, and skimmed through the articles, not really taking in any of them.p. 63.3
- He had read it only once, swiftly, putting it away as Norah came in, trying to conceal his agitation.p. 108.1
- A simple encounter, yet he felt strangely agitated, exposed and vulnerable, his past rising up like the sea.p. 148.3
- Agitated, still, from her speech, she drove back to the preschool.p. 164.5
- It was spring, the air crisp and damp, and Caroline was too agitated to wait for the bus.p. 251.6
- He kept walking, agitated, muttering to himself now and then.p. 258.4
There are no more uses of "agitate" in The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
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