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agitation

Roget category 315

2. Words relating to space
2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction

#315. [Irregular motion] Agitation

noun

agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple, jog, jolt, jar, jerk, shock, succussion, trepidation, quiver, quaver, dancejactitation, quassationshuffling etc. v. — twitter, flicker, flutter.
turbulence, perturbationcommotion, turmoil, disquiettumult, tumultuationhubbub, rout, bustle, fuss, racket, subsultus, staggers, megrims, epilepsy, fitscarphology, chorea, floccillation, the jerks, St.
Vitus's dance, tilmus.
spasm, throe, throb, palpitation, convulsion.
disturbance, chaos etc. (disorder) 59restlessness etc. (changeableness) 149.
ferment, fermentation ebullition, effervescence, hurly-burly, cahotagetempest, storm, ground swell, heavy sea, whirlpool, vortex etc. 312whirlwind etc. (wind) 349.

verb

be agitated &c. — shaketremble, tremble like an aspen leafquiver, quaver, quake, shiver, twitter, twire, writhe, toss, shuffle, tumble, stagger, bob, reel, sway, wag, wagglewriggle, wriggle like an eeldance, stumble, shamble, flounder, totter, flounce, flop, curvet, prance, cavort [U.S.]squirm.
throb, pulsate, beat, palpitate, go pitapatflutter, flitter, flicker, bickerbustle.
ferment, effervesce, foamboil, boil overbubble upsimmer.
toss about, jump aboutjump like a parched peashake like an aspen leafshake to its center, shake to its foundationsbe the sport of the winds and wavesreel to and fro like a drunken manmove from post to pillar and from pillar to move from post to pillar and from pillar to post, drive from post to pillar and from pillar to drive from post to pillar and from pillar to post, keep between hawk and buzzard.
agitate, shake, convulse, toss, tumble, bandy, wield, brandish, flap, flourish, whisk, jerk, hitch, joltjog, joggle, jostle, buffet, hustle, disturb, stir, shake up, churn, jounce, wallop, whip, vellicate.

adjective

shaking etc. v. — agitated tremulousdesultory, subsultorysaltatoricquasativeshamblinggiddy-paced, saltatory, convulsive, unquiet, restless, all of a twitter.

adverb

by fits and startssubsultorily etc. adj. per saltum [Lat.]hop skip and jumpin convulsions, in fits.

phrase

tempete dans un verre d'eau [Fr.].

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