- present participle of agitate.
agitating
Example Sentences
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His agitating and manipulation, which he would later concede was primarily staged, drove a wedge between Montag and the show’s star Lauren Conrad.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Landlocked Ethiopia, home to around 130 million people and one of Africa’s strongest economies, has been agitating for sea access.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Buck Turgidson, one of the film’s most memorable characters, while agitating the president in the war room for a first strike against the Soviet Union.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
The Tkachuk brothers are notorious for agitating opponents and are considered standout players with Hall-of-Fame trajectories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
They kept at it for a while, Peewee agitating until I felt that for him it was just some kind of sport.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
