What does agitating mean?
Definitions for agitating
ag·i·tat·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
agitative, agitating, provokingadjective
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
"a provoking delay at the airport"
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agitating
Agitating generally refers to the action of stirring up, disturbing or exciting emotions, thoughts, or actions in a person or condition. It can involve physically stirring or shaking, or metaphorically incite strong feelings such as fear, anger, or unrest. Furthermore, it can also mean provoking or campaigning strenuously for a political or social cause.
Webster Dictionary
Agitating
of Agitate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agitating in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agitating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of agitating in a Sentence
We have repeatedly seen Hungary block resolutions in the Council on things like human rights in Hong Kong or when fighting erupted in Israel earlier this year, presumably to poke the member states agitating against its own violations in the eye.
It was a dark and stormy night the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.
I think what governors are agitating for are some clear guideposts that define what the on and off ramp is for this. When do we start to roll back this mitigation ? We don't have an agreed upon set of nomenclature and metrics for measuring that, what governors are sensing is that we need to agree upon a set of metrics -- when we're going to start to roll back these mitigation steps, and give people a light at the end of the tunnel.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford:
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
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