See agitate in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
agitate churn convulse rock 2shake
These verbs mean to cause to move to and fro violently: land agitated by tremors; a storm churning the waves; buildings and streets convulsed by an explosion; a hurricane rocking trees and houses; an earthquake that shook the ground.
See agitate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To cause to move to and fro violently:
churn, convulse, rock, shake. See calm, repetitionTo impair or destroy the composure of:
bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset. (Informal) rattle. See calm
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