be agitated
Example Sentences
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"I worry that if the patient appears to be agitated, you have to restrain them, but you cannot easily do it alone," she said.
From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022
The prosecutor’s letter on Thursday said Walker was yelling, waving his hands and appeared to be agitated when he ran into the road.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022
It can have “hyperactive” or “hypoactive” features, meaning that patients may be agitated or drowsy, or may move between these states.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2020
The man is placated, but he’ll be agitated further when he happens upon her entertaining the aforementioned filmmaker.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2020
To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
