Synonyms for bestir
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-stur |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈstɜr |
Top 10 synonyms for bestir Other synonyms for the word bestir
- abet
- accelerate
- actuate
- add fuel to fire
- adjy
- aggravate
- agitate
- anger
- animate
- arise
- ask for it
- assemble
- awake
- barrel
- be quick
- be roused
- be up and about
- beeline
- begin
- bestir
- bond together
- breeze
- bring down
- bring on
- bring to life
- bring to one's feet
- bring to order
- bring together
- budge
- bug
- build up
- bullet
- burn up
- burst
- bustle
- call
- call forth
- call to arms
- challenge
- charge
- collect
- come about
- come to
- come to order
- come together
- convene
- counterattack
- craze
- dash
- deepen
- dig in
- draw forth
- drive
- dust
- egg on
- electrify
- encourage
- enhance
- enkindle
- enliven
- enthuse
- exasperate
- excite
- exert
- exhilarate
- expedite
- feed the fire
- fire
- fire up
- fleet
- flutter
- fly
- fuss
- galvanize
- gather
- generate
- get a move on
- get going
- get moving
- get out of bed
- get smoking
- get together
- get up
- give rise to
- go like lightning
- goad
- haste
- hasten
- heighten
- hum
- hurry
- hurry up
- hustle
- impel
- incite
- induce
- inflame
- innervate
- innerve
- inspire
- inspirit
- instigate
- intensate
- intensify
- jog
- key up
- kindle
- lead to
- look alive
- lose no time
- magnify
- make
- make an effort
- make haste
- make short work of
- make time
- make tracks
- make waves
- marshal
- mill about
- mobilize
- motivate
- mount
- move
- muster
- needle
- nip
- nudge
- occasion
- open one's eyes
- organize
- pep up
- pique
- precipitate
- prime
- prod
- produce
- promote
- prompt
- provoke
- psych
- push
- quicken
- race
- raise
- rally
- reassemble
- redouble
- reform
- refresh
- regroup
- rejuvenate
- renew
- restore
- resurrect
- resuscitate
- revive
- rile
- rip
- rise
- rise and shine
- rocket
- roll
- roll out
- round up
- rouse
- roust
- rout
- run
- rush
- sally
- scamper
- scoot
- scramble
- scurry
- scuttle
- set
- shake
- shake a leg
- sharpen
- smoke
- spark
- speed
- speed up
- spook
- spur
- startle
- steam up
- step on gas
- step on it
- stimulate
- stir
- stir embers
- stir up
- stretch
- summon
- surge
- suscitate
- switch on
- tear
- thrill
- titillate
- titivate
- touch
- trigger
- tumble out
- turn on
- turn on steam
- turn out
- urge
- vitalize
- vivify
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- whet
- whip up
- whirl
- whish
- whisk
- whiz
- work up
- wreak havoc
- zip
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for bestir
- appease
- blunt
- bore
- calm
- cease
- check
- comfort
- dally
- damage
- dampen
- dawdle
- deaden
- decelerate
- decline
- decrease
- delay
- delight
- demote
- depress
- destroy
- deter
- discourage
- disenchant
- dishearten
- disorganize
- disperse
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- drop
- dull
- end
- extinguish
- fall
- fix
- go to sleep
- halt
- hinder
- hurt
- impede
- kill
- laze
- leave alone
- lessen
- lose
- lower
- lull
- make happy
- nap
- pacify
- please
- prevent
- procrastinate
- put out
- quiet
- regress
- repress
- rest
- retard
- ruin
- scatter
- separate
- sleep
- slow
- slump
- soften
- soothe
- stall
- stop
- tranquilize
- turn off
- wait
- walk
- weaken
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