astir
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ASTIR
not used before a noun
literary
1
:
in an active state
— often + with
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A breeze is astir. [=a breeze is blowing]
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The air is astir with breezes.
2
:
awake and out of bed
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Nobody in the house was astir. [=awake, up]
