Astir

Word ASTIR
Character 5
Hyphenation a stir
Pronunciations /əˈstɜː(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Astir"

What do we mean by astir?

Moving about; being in motion. adjective

Having gotten out of bed. adjective

On the stir; on the move; stirring; active.

Stirring; in a state of activity or motion; out of bed. adverb

In motion; characterized by motion. adjective

On the move adjective

Out of bed adjective

In motion; characterized by motion.

Out of bed; up and about.

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The word "astir" in example sentences

Of course, Von Trier could simply be loosely using the opening of Earth Vs Flying Saucer, which also finds newlyweds on-the-road, something astir in the stratosphere, and even a third planet creating havoc. ❋ Michael Vazquez (2012)

* The pages were outlined by a thick black border and included a three-page biography that opened, Martin Luther King Jr. is like the great Yggdrasil tree, ‘whose roots,’ a poet said, ‘are deep in earth but in whose upper branches the stars of heaven are glowing and astir.’ ❋ Rebecca Burns (2011)

A bigger surprise by far is that similar speculation is astir in Japan. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And yet, and yet, there is something astir, something that has changed. ❋ Raymond J. Learsy (2011)

Children were already astir, laughing and playing among the flowers or being called in to breakfast by their mothers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the international community would be empowered to at least officially recognize that something wicked is astir in Syria. ❋ Michael Hughes (2011)

But, assuming they're even implemented, these reforms won't amount to much if they aren't backed up by much broader and deeper liberalization to set animal spirits astir. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Back, now some 40 years ago the "revolution of 1968," the streets of Paris were astir with the mass demonstrations of first students, then citizens from all walks of life, marching against a government perceived as unresponsive to its citizenry. ❋ Raymond J. Learsy (2011)

Foot-sore, way-worn, half-starved looking men they were, as they tried to steal into town in the early dawn, before people were astir, or in the dusk of the evening. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It dulled them to a stupor, the feeling of intense thought with not one astir. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So looked they at each other, the horses bounding beneath them, the spring of the world and the spring of their youth astir in their blood, the secret of being trembling in their eyes to the brink of disclosure, as if about to dispel, with one magic word, all the irks and riddles of existence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

By contrast, the world renowned architect Frank Gehry has set Washington astir by designing a memorial for Dwight D. ❋ Pia Catton (2012)

• Fly-by of comet sets NASA astir: The Deep Impact spacecraft passed within 435 miles of Comet Hartley 2 then beamed back the photos it had taken. ❋ Ed O (2010)

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