agitate
verb (used with object)
to move or force into violent, irregular action.
are agitating
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present progressiveof agitate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“That's why the young people are agitating right now for change,” he says, suggesting they are frustrated by a corrupt political system that hems in their potential.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
Obi is a Christian from the Igbo tribe in the volatile southeast, where some members are agitating to secede from Nigeria.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2023
Some workers are agitating for help — from their employers.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
Citizens are agitating over the loss of mining jobs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
The German crew of the Goeben are agitating for an eight-hour day.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
