bestirring

verb

present participle of bestir
as in stirring

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  1. stirring
  2. awakening
  3. waking
  4. arousing
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  • In a long warehouse in Kandahar’s Zhari district, fans whirl overhead, stirring the hot summer air around bunches of plump, green grapes draped over sticks set up in rows to dry.
    — ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Notice where competence has quietly become obligation and where resentment is stirring.
    — Tracy Kennedy, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stirring
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  • While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While the Atlantic tropics are awakening from their recent slumber, the Pacific continues to churn out storms.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of awakening
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  • But when their boat breaks down, the trip devolves into a waking nightmare.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Research The Route Before You Cruise The challenge is knowing which arrivals are worth waking for.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of waking
Verb
  • Today, fiery Mars moves to the top of your chart to stay for the next six weeks, arousing your ambition as never before.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • No clear catalyst One reason the surge in oil futures trading is arousing suspicion is that no market-moving announcements were slated for Monday morning, such as government economic releases or speeches from Federal Reserve officials.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of arousing
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