bestir
verb (used with object)
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively).
were 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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The two MacMorroghs were bestirring themselves, and Penfield was slipping through the door into the commissary when Eckstein's fingers closed upon his arm.
From Empire Builders by Jay Hambidge
As Percival and Uncle Peter left their car for the shaft-house after breakfast, the occupants of the other car were bestirring themselves.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson
Already the other passengers were bestirring themselves, gathering together wraps and hand luggage, and preparing for the journey's end.
From The Black Bag by Louis Joseph Vance
When she rose from her knees the men were bestirring themselves.
From The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
In the meantime, while we lay by the dead tracks, the good people of Omaha and Council Bluffs were bestirring themselves.
From The Road by Jack London
