bestir
verb (used with object)
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively).
was bestirring
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past progressiveof bestir.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Evidently the Son of Heaven was bestirring himself on behalf of his unhappy people.
From Time Magazine Archive
The coachman, enveloped in a white india-rubber coat, was bestirring himself a little after the recent shower.
From Cashel Byron's Profession by Bernard Shaw
Four o'clock, and the sky began to brighten in the east; the confederate garrison was bestirring itself.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson
During the crisis of that, when everybody was bestirring himself, Prince Henri made extraordinary exertions: "Much depends on me; all on me!" sighed Henri.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Thomas Carlyle
He had a vague feeling that some influence, perhaps his evil genius, was bestirring itself.
From Peggy Stewart at School by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson
