astir

astir

adjective \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

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