bestir
verb (used with object)
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively).
had been bestirring
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past perfect progressiveof bestir.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the authorities ashore had been bestirring themselves to prevent any violation of the neutrality of their port.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Raphael Semmes
