agitar — meaning in English

English meaning

• agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
• churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
• jiggle verb To move or shake something with quick, short movements from side to side.
• ruffle noun A gathered, frilled strip of fabric used as decoration on clothing.
• shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
• shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
• stir verb To mix a liquid or substance by moving an object like a spoon through it.
• waggle verb To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
• wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.

Senses

agitar is used for these senses in English:

• churn (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
• jiggle (transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
• ruffle (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
• shag (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
• shake (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• shake (transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
• stir (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate.
• waggle (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.

agitate — full definition

1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

churn — full definition

1. verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
2. verb To produce something rapidly and in large quantity, often with an implication of low care or quality.
3. noun The rate at which customers stop using a company's product or service.
4. noun A container used for making butter by agitating cream.

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