thresh about vs agitate

thresh about and agitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thresh about	No	No	Yes	No
agitate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, agitate is a hypernym of thresh about; that is, agitate is a word with a broader meaning than thresh about:

Other hypernyms of thresh about include shake.

thresh about (verb)	agitate (verb)
move or stir about violently	change the arrangement or position of
	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	move very slightly
	move or cause to move back and forth
	try to stir up public opinion
	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for