agitar — meaning in English
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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.
- 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.
- wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.
Senses
agitar is used for these senses in English:
- agitate (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]
- churn (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
- shake (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
- wave (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
agitate — full definition
- verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- verb To shake or stir something with force.
- verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.
churn — full definition
- verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
- verb To produce something rapidly and in large quantity, often with an implication of low care or quality.
- noun The rate at which customers stop using a company's product or service.
- noun A container used for making butter by agitating cream.