a·stir
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| 1. | moving or stirring, esp. with much activity or excitement: The field was astir with small animals, birds, and insects. |
| 2. | up and about; out of bed. |
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| astir | |
adjective | |
| 1. | out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" |
| 2. | on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: about] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Astir
A*stir"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + stir.] Stirring; in a state of activity or motion; out of bed.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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