(~s, agitating, ~d)
1.
If people ~ for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
The women who worked in these mills had begun to ~ for better conditions.
VERB: V for n
2.
If you ~ something, you shake it so that it moves about. (FORMAL)
All you need to do is gently ~ the water with a finger or paintbrush...
VERB: V n
3.
If something ~s you, it worries you and makes you unable to think clearly or calmly.
The thought of them getting her possessions when she dies ~s her.
VERB: V n
4.
see also agitation