Synonyms for astir
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-stur |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈstɜr |
Définition of astir
Origin :- "up and about," 1823, from phrase on the stir, or from Scottish asteer; from stir. Old English had astyrian, which yielded Middle English ben astired "be stirred up, excited, aroused."
- adv moving
- Dennet was astir early to see them off, and she had a little gift for each.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- I had no suspicion anything was astir that night with the college boys.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Lights flashed in the windows, drums beat, and the whole place was astir.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The night passed, and with the coming of dawn the boys were astir.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
- A soul is astir with an idea, a resentment, a call for change.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- At the Lodge she gave him back a quick look that set him astir.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- Before long the whole island seemed to be astir about our reception.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- The town was astir by this time, the sun was on the beach, and the fishermen trooped off to bed.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- I slept ill that night, and very early next morning I was astir.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- "The streets are astir," put in Wharton, helping himself to snuff.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
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