Agitating

Word AGITATING
Character 9
Hyphenation agitating
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Agitating"

What do we mean by agitating?

To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.

To set in motion; to actuate.

To discuss or debate.

To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Agitating

The word "agitating" in example sentences

Over the past decade, when big investors begin agitating in this way, share buybacks have soon followed, the report adds. ❋ Chris Barth (2010)

* Eleanor Clift loses one of her uncountably many demerits in agitating for Howard Dean to HHS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At what point will the torture-loving right begin agitating for those methods to be applied to domestic law enforcement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the Gaylaxians do a lot of good work in agitating for visibility of queer representations in SF, and help ensure that space is made for those issues within the larger mainstream SF fandom world, at Worldcons and etc. ❋ Desayunoencama (2004)

This undercuts the federal amendment badly, especially when the fundies are again agitating for a House vote on the amendment around the week of September 20. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Which is fitting, since churn is defined as "agitating with violent motion." ❋ Unknown (2011)

But it only matters if the people doing the agitating are his constituents. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Dear reader, do you recall the agitating moment when you pass the film through the hypo – and hold it up to the light – and nothing happens? ❋ Edith (1923)

I'm not saying that Bill and Hill or their surrogates are actively "agitating" in this direction (so Clinton folks, don't get your undies in a bunch); but there seems to be a growing statistical basis for the winking suggestion (should anyone wish to make it) that Obama is "little more" than Jesse Jackson on steroids. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Last month a Swedish appeals court overturned the conviction of a Christian pastor charged under hate laws of "agitating" against homosexuals in his sermons. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The officer then accused the receptionist of "agitating" the student. ❋ Angry Professor (2007)

During the whole period of pregnancy every kind of agitating exercise, such as running, jumping, jolting in a carriage, and plunging in cold water, should be carefully avoided, as well as the passions being kept under perfect control. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Texas to Centralization beheld General Cushing declaring that slavery should not be introduced into the North, thus "agitating" the country, and winning for himself that Abolition support without which his political career must have been cut short in the morning of its existence. ❋ Various (N/A)

Since shortly following Jack Orr's appointment to Midway Junction Alex had been "agitating," as he called it, for his friend's transfer to the telegraph force at the division terminal. ❋ Francis Lovell Coombs (N/A)

As she touched him Lorand began to feel, instead of his previous tomblike chillness, a kind of agitating heat as if the cold bony hand of death had given over his hand to some other unknown demon. ❋ M��r J��kai (1864)

CHIP BERLET: Well, it's very clear that the kind of agitating rhetoric that's used by certain leaders in the pro-life movement-the anti-abortion movement, more accurately called-sets up a dynamic in which some people are more likely to act out in violence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The boarding school pupil said it was at a distance of 10m, and they walked away slowly to avoid "agitating" it.

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