astir

[ uh-stur ]

/ əˈstɜr /

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adjective

moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement: The field was astir with small animals, birds, and insects.

up and about; out of bed.

Origin of astir

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see a-¹, stir¹

Words nearby astir

astigmatoscope, astigmatoscopy, astigmia, astigmometer, astilbe, astir, Asti spumante, stitch in time, a, A stitch in time saves nine, ASTM, as to

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Example sentences from the Web for astir

In ten minutes after his first shout the whole camp was astir.
Away in the Wilderness|R.M. Ballantyne
He had turned into bed as usual, never dreaming any man was astir on such a night as that.
Labrador Days|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
She awoke; the woodlark was singing in the near copse—the little birds were astir, and rustling in their leafy nests.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851|Various
Looking towards the other side of the plain he saw signs that the Barushu were also astir.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies|Frank Worthington

Directly we heard volleys of musketry, and then the camps were astir.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend

British Dictionary definitions for astir

astir

/ (əˈstɜː) /

adjective (postpositive)

awake and out of bed

in motion; on the move

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单词	astir
释义	astir [ uh-stur ] / əˈstɜr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR astir ON THESAURUS.COM adjective moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement: The field was astir with small animals, birds, and insects. up and about; out of bed. Origin of astir before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see a-¹, stir¹ Words nearby astir astigmatoscope, astigmatoscopy, astigmia, astigmometer, astilbe, astir, Asti spumante, stitch in time, a, A stitch in time saves nine, ASTM, as to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for astir In ten minutes after his first shout the whole camp was astir. Away in the Wilderness\|R.M. Ballantyne He had turned into bed as usual, never dreaming any man was astir on such a night as that. Labrador Days\|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell She awoke; the woodlark was singing in the near copse—the little birds were astir, and rustling in their leafy nests. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851\|Various Looking towards the other side of the plain he saw signs that the Barushu were also astir. The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies\|Frank Worthington Directly we heard volleys of musketry, and then the camps were astir. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,\|George Alfred Townsend British Dictionary definitions for astir astir / (əˈstɜː) / adjective (postpositive) awake and out of bed in motion; on the move Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to astir about, active, afoot, alert, awake, roused
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astir

adjective

Origin of astir

Words nearby astir

Example sentences from the Web for astir

British Dictionary definitions for astir

adjective (postpositive)

Words related to astir