astir

astir

adj \ə-ˈstər\

Definition of ASTIR

1

: exhibiting activity <streets astir with shoppers>

2

: being out of bed : up <no one was astir>

Examples of ASTIR

1. <the mall was astir with throngs of holiday shoppers>

First Known Use of ASTIR

1765

Related to ASTIR

Synonyms: aboil, abubble, abuzz, animated, alive, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant

Antonyms: asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

Related Words: abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging

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Rhymes with ASTIR

as per, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir