agitate
verb (used with object)
to move or force into violent, irregular action.
have been agitating
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present perfect progressiveof agitate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of university students have been agitating for weeks against a quota system for government jobs.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024
Crypto exchange Gemini, which had a crypto lending product in partnership with Genesis, and other Genesis creditors have been agitating for a solution to avoid a situation similar to FTX’s rapid descent into bankruptcy.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023
“It’s a big victory for the farmers’ movement and a big boost for those who have been agitating for over a year,” said Kiran Vissa, a farmer leader from southern Telangana state.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
The masked and anonymous Guerrilla Girls, behaving so badly they’re good, have been agitating for gender equity in the institutional art world for 35 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
And, moreover, what recollections must have been agitating the souls of those reprobates at the approach of such a solemn day!
From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
