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astir

/əˈstɜː/ Australia, UK
/əˈstɝ/ US
/əˈstɪr/ Scotland
/əˈstøː/ New Zealand
/əˈsteː/
/əˈstɛː/
/əˈstɜː(ɹ)/

Sounds like Astaire (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

adjective more astir · most astir

In motion; characterized by motion. Her book has perhaps been a good one; it has refreshed, refilled, rewarmed her heart; it has set her brain astir, furnished her mind with pictures.
Similar: dynamic, mobile, afoot, animate, astir, cursory, in motion, moving, on the move, on the wing, under sail, unstill
Out of bed; up and about. I had but a broken sleep the night before, in anticipation of the pleasure of a whole day with Em’ly. We were all astir betimes in the morning;

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@misc{astir_2026,
  title = {astir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}