Agitate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

FAN
A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

4 letters

GNAW
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

PUSH
An effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"

RILE
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

STIR
A rapid active commotion

ROIL
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

FUSS
A rapid active commotion

5 letters

ROUSE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

UPSET
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

CHURN
A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk

ALARM
A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

FIGHT
Make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

PRESS
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

SHAKE
Undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"

BUDGE
United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

WORRY
Touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"

6 letters

RILEUP

EXCITE
Stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

STIRUP
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

CHARGE
A special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

FOMENT
Try to stir up public opinion

TURNON
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

7 letters

RAISEUP
Change the arrangement or position of

SHAKEUP
Make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows"

COMMOVE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

DISTURB
Change the arrangement or position of

PERTURB
Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

FLUSTER
Cause to be nervous or upset

CRUSADE
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

PROTEST
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

FERMENT
A state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

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CAMPAIGN
An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

CONVULSE
Be overcome with laughter

UNSETTLE
Disturb the composure of

CHARGEUP
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"