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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;
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a·stir
(ə-stûr')
adj.
Moving about; being in motion.
Having gotten out of bed.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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