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# agitating

«agitating» in Mova's school dictionary: **Making someone worried or upset** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (agitating), the -ing form of «agitate»; adjective (agitating — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Making someone worried or upset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#m1)

2) Shaking or stirring a liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#m2)

3) Campaigning loudly for a change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in history («agitating for reform»), in science («keep agitating the mixture»), and in stories. Phrases: «agitating for».

### examples

- They were agitating for cleaner rivers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#x1)
- Keep agitating the mixture until it is smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#x2)
- The waiting was agitating for everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#x3)
- Protesters were agitating outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#x4)
- The tumble dryer is agitating the clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#x5)
- Stop agitating your brother! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/#x6)

### note

The -ing form of agitate. «Agitating for» something means pushing for it publicly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «agitating» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agitating/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.