agitating
present participle ofagitate
| 单词 | agitating |
| 释义 | agitating present participle ofagitate agitate verb uk/ˈædʒ.ɪ.teɪt/us/ˈædʒ.ə.teɪt/agitateverb(WORRY)[T] to make someonefeelworriedorangry: I didn'twantto agitate her bytellingher. Causing anxiety and worry
agitateverb(ARGUE)[I] toargueforcefully,especiallyinpublic, inordertoachieveaparticulartypeofchange: Theunionscontinueto agitateforhigherpay. As ayoungman, he had agitatedagainstthe Vietnamwar. Arguing & disagreeing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Activism & pressure groups agitateverb(SHAKE)[T]chemistryspecialized toshakealiquid: Pour thepowderinto thesolutionand agitate it until thepowderhasdissolved. Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Examplesofagitatingagitating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Agitatingfor language policy justified on a basis of national security are powerful forces in the military, government, and industry. From theCambridge English Corpus The dye solution was added slowly whileagitatingthe cell suspension on a shaker to avoid overstaining. From theCambridge English Corpus Andagitatingagainst bilingual education are monied entrepreneurs. From theCambridge English Corpus A relationship can be simply obtained by relating q* to theagitatingforces which act on sediment grains. From theCambridge English Corpus That assertiveness and their organising andagitatingmight have become the basis for a (liberal-) democratic political culture, given different circumstances. From theCambridge English Corpus I wilfully subdued any ideological opposition that might be welling up in my breast oragitatingmy brain. From theCambridge English Corpus Second were associations that were focused onagitatingand struggling for democracy and accountability. From theCambridge English Corpus Former soldiers were conspicuous in politics, both in the sense of active participation in movements in civil societyagitatingfor political goals, and in direct electoral politics. From theCambridge English Corpus Inagitatingfor changes to the law, however, she continued to uphold protection as the goal and the criterion against which existing laws could be judged. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, the fundamental questionagitatingphilosophy was that of the importance of psychology for a philosophy of mind, not the question of the importance of biology. From theCambridge English Corpus I am bound to admit that the forces are notagitatingfor more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a point which isagitatingthe minds of quite a number. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It involved practically the whole of the questions, save one, which were at that timeagitatingthe police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to do something about the control of profits in industry, because that is a matter which isagitatingthe minds of the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is what isagitatingthem; they fear there is something between us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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