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astir

adj
/əˈstɜː/UK/əˈstɝ/US/əˈstɪr/

Etymology

From a- + stir.

  1. derived from *sturiz✻ — “turmoil, noise, confusion”
  2. inherited from styrian — “to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”
  3. inherited from stiren
  4. prefixed as astir — “a + stir”

Definitions

  1. In motion

    In motion; characterized by motion.

    • 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.

  2. Out of bed

    Out of bed; up and about.

    • 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,

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for astir. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA