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a·stir

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–adjective

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.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE; see a-¹, stir¹

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adj.

Moving about; being in motion.
Having gotten 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]