bestir
verb (used with object)
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively).
is bestirring
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present progressiveof bestir (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I don't notice that Margaret W. is bestirring herself," answered Judy.
From Molly Brown's Sophomore Days by Nell Speed
Georgia is bestirring itself; I mean the whole of it.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Abigail Adams
And in Silesia; do you see, Silesia is bestirring itself also; the States are bestirring themselves; there is intelligence in the province.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
He is bestirring himself in connection with some men of Manchester, in behalf of the quarries at Belmullet in Mayo, which, if I am not mistaken, is his native county.
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) by William Henry Hurlbert
Meanwhile," said Frederic Marest, "the Opposition is bestirring itself; you see yourselves the influence of Monsieur Giguet.
From The Deputy of Arcis by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
