bestirred

verb

past tense of bestir
as in awakened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestirred
  1. awakened
  2. stirred
  3. aroused
  4. awoke
  5. woke
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  • Spencer’s teenage son was awakened in the night in 1992 to find his father beating his mother in the head with a brick, according to court documents.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Neighbor Daleon Walker says he was awakened by the sound of gunfire.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of awakened
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  • So, most people are feeling good — or, at least, emotionally stirred, when the town heads over to the big dance.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • The shepherd observed as Underwood boiled and stirred and filtered his brew.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 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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  • Chicago awoke two days later to find almost 18,000 buildings destroyed, much of the city leveled, 90,000 people homeless and 300-some people dead.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • In the study, people who ranked in the top 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and awoke within a roughly one-hour window most days.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of awoke
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  • The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of woke
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