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marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
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agitating
verb
present participle of agitate
Synonyms & Antonyms of agitating (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly
- this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit
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2
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- there's no need to agitate the patient about little things
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- ailing,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- bothering,
- concerning,
- derailing,
- discomforting,
- discomposing,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distempering,
- distracting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exercising,
- flurrying,
- frazzling,
- freaking (out),
- fussing,
- hagriding,
- perturbing,
- undoing,
- unhinging,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- weirding out,
- worrying
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- aggravating,
- angering,
- annoying,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- chivying
- (or chivvying),
- exasperating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting off,
- putting out,
- riling,
- vexing
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- calming,
- composing,
- quieting,
- settling,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
3
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
- set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle
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4
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
- a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again
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