- 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
A pair of activist shareholders are agitating for big changes at travel companies just as spring and summer travel season is about to start.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
It’s certainly a sight better than Operation Total Nuuk Submission, which requires agitating the whole of the European Continent, weirding out allies, and posturing over title like a persnickety real-estate agent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Conversations about his goals implicitly involved an assessment of his prospects, which was agitating.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025
“There is a definite agitating element” in antipoverty agencies in Durham, Galifianakis insinuated, and asked the FBI’s assistance in uncovering the “troublemakers.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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