bestir
verb (used with object)
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively).
bestirs
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present tense formof bestir (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Even so, she eventually bestirs herself to tell Disciple that she wants a divorce.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
While the federal government bestirs itself about alleged monopolies, the American Bar Association is suggesting an important amendment to the Clayton Act.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Now and then, one of the evening dailies bestirs itself to launch a crusade, e.g., the World-Telegram's recent series on slum landlords and university-student cheating.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost nothing short of scandal ever bestirs the absentee owners to a concerted effort to exercise any real control over their company's affairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Concerning the Gods, there are those who deny the very existence of the Godhead; others say that it exists, but neither bestirs nor concerns itself nor has forethought for anything.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
