bestirred

verb

past tense of bestir
as in awakened

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  1. awakened
  2. stirred
  3. aroused
  4. awoke
  5. woke
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  • On that fateful morning, Siby was awakened by a frantic phone call from a co-worker’s wife and turned on his TV to see the North Tower engulfed in flames.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The film starts in Paris but Taro’s story begins in her native Leipzig in 1932, where Gerta Pohorylle, as she is then known, is a young woman whose political conscience is awakened by the rise of fascism.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of awakened
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  • That’s as economic hardship and long lines at gas stations have already stirred some fresh protests, though not at the massive scale that was seen in January.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Nicolas Cage will take his vodka martini shaken, not stirred.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stirred
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  • The song was inspired by his boyfriend, who, when aroused, came over his head.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of aroused
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  • The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the incidents have turned violent The latest bear attack in Colorado occurred early Wednesday when a homeless man sleeping in Aspen's Rio Grande Park awoke to find a bear biting his head, according to CPW officials.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of awoke
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  • The best music; Cars still had a little style and nothing woke about sports.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When Silvia Passiflora traveled to New Orleans, music coming from outside of her hotel room woke her up.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of woke
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