to agitate

If talking seems to agitate him or her just sit or stay there with the child, remain calm, and gently touch them over the heart.

A small but influential minority of public leaders continued to agitate for entrance into the League of Nations.

Without deliberately thinking about it, MOTIFS for love-lyrics began to agitate his brain.

it was to agitate that ocean of human waves, how many were received with a look of indifference or a sneer of disdain!

The Duke and his son-in-law, Ryan Steiner, continue to agitate for the return of those planets to this day.

We thought that the bad news would upset Tom, but it didn't seem to agitate him.

Factions within both states have attempted to agitate the citizenry enough to prevent the merger.

As China of the developing country, in the face of cruel reality and good opportunity, How to agitate in the tide of new-type economy?

In Haiti, people have already begun to agitate against rising food prices.

The mission of the organization is to agitate against nuclear weapons.

but vested interests in the export sector will use the IMF's endorsement of capital controls to agitate against appreciation.

These problems have been overcome in a number of designs; an example, based on using rising sterile air to agitate the cells.

A rift has opened between those who want to agitate for immediate action and those who want a sunnier relationship with their president.

Tell him not to agitate himself.

Women had to agitate for vote for many yearsbeforethey finally got it.

They sent agents to agitate the local people.

To agitate OR upset greatly.

Oh does he love to agitate us!

Not to agitate and hinder her longer the considerate Clare began talking in a more general way:

Telling them not to agitate with different opinions when they're angry