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Definition of “astir”

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astir (əˈstɜːPronunciation for astir) 

Definitions

adjective (postpositive)

  1. awake and out of bed
  2. in motion; on the move

Synonyms

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= out of bed awake, roused, up and about, up and around
= in motion, active, on the move, afoot, on the go,

Usage examples

  • The day was Monday, 14th June, and by half past six the camp was astir.
    Sillitoe, Alan, The Open Door (1989)
  • The sun was beginning to set on the Raj and India was a country astir with the feeling of revolution.
    India Today (2001)
  • It was astir with the business of war, infested with profiteers, overrun by soldiers and refugees, and seething with spies.
    Rodney Bolt, HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)

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