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astir

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a·stir  (-stûr)
adj.
1. Moving about; being in motion.
2. Having gotten out of bed.

astir [əˈstɜː]
adj (postpositive)
1. awake and out of bed
2. in motion; on the move
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.astirastir - out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
2.astirastir - on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
Translations
astir [əˈstɜːʳ] ADJ
1. to be astir (= on the go) → estar activo, estar en movimiento
2. (o.f.) (= out of bed) → estar levantado
we were astir earlynos levantamos temprano
nobody was astir at that houra tal hora todos estaban todavía en la cama
astir
adj pred
(= in motion, excited)voller or in Aufregung
(old, liter: = up and about) → auf den Beinen, auf
astir [əˈstɜːʳ] adj (out of bed) → in piedi; (on the move) → in movimento
astir [əˈstɜːʳ] adj (out of bed) → in piedi; (on the move) → in movimento


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Penetrating further and further into the heart of the Japanese cruising ground, the Pequod was soon all astir in the fishery.
The coming in here from the bedroom, with my pen and ink and paper, before sunrise--the sitting down at the widely- opened window to get all the air I could to cool me--the ceaseless writing, faster and faster, hotter and hotter, driving on more and more wakefully, all through the dreadful interval before the house was astir again--how clearly I recall it, from the beginning by candle-light, to the end on the page before this, in the sunshine of the new day!
From earliest dawn the house is astir as its inmates rise, walk about, and stamp their feet.
 
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