Antonyms for bestir


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-stur
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈstɜr


Definition of bestir

Origin :
  • Old English bestyrian "to heap up," from be- + stir. Related: Bestirred; bestirring.
  • As in kindle : verb excite, incite
  • As in provoke : verb start, evoke; stimulate
  • As in rally : verb reorganize, unite
  • As in rouse : verb stimulate, excite
  • As in stir : verb incite, stimulate
  • As in stir : verb get up and going
  • As in wake/waken : verb stop sleeping
  • As in bustle : verb move around quickly, busily
  • As in waken : verb wake
  • As in hurry : verb act, move speedily
Example sentences :
  • In order to bestir himself, Pierre began to examine the two rooms.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Our friends must bestir themselves once more, perhaps we may yet turn the scale.
  • Extract from : « The Fall of British Tyranny » by John Leacock
  • So she began to flutter round her husband, goading him on to bestir himself.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Yet all else will fail unless you bestir yourself in the next three days.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The officers of the first grey regiment began to bestir themselves.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • When they were quite out of sight, Phineas began to bestir himself.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Not to stand beside him as the Cricket did, but to busy and bestir themselves.
  • Extract from : « The Cricket on the Hearth » by Charles Dickens
  • "It's the only way to get people to bestir themselves," said Lettice complacently.
  • Extract from : « The New Girl at St. Chad's » by Angela Brazil
  • Every one of you can do as well as he did, if you only bestir yourselves and bring your will to it.
  • Extract from : « One Snowy Night » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Get up, husband, and bestir yourself, for we must be king of all the land.
  • Extract from : « Folk-lore and Legends: German » by Anonymous

Synonyms for bestir

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