Meaning

In motion; characterized by motion..

Definitions by Sense

1. In motion; characterized by motion.
2. Out of bed; up and about.

Example Sentences

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.

For in quick spring the sap is all astir.

Wilson, who was acting as cook, was up and astir at his duties in the cook-house.

Soon, the whole town would be astir with the cracking of whips, the beating of gongs, cryings to prayer, lashing of mules, and rattle of brass-bound wheels,

Outside, the evening woods stood in quietude and the vast patches like maps of color were captured motionless, no leaf astir, in the light of the setting sun.

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;

‘It is early to be astir this Sabbath morn,’ he said cheerfully.

Ezinma was still sleeping when everyone else was astir,

Word Forms

• more astir
• most astir

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When Should You Use Astir?

Use astir when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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