astir

== English == === Etymology === From a- +‎ stir. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈstɜː/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈstɝ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /əˈstɪr/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈstøː/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /əˈsteː/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /əˈstɛː/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /əˈstɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Homophone: Astaire (fair–fur merger) === Adjective === astir (comparative more astir, superlative most astir) In motion; characterized by motion. Synonyms: dynamic, mobile; see also Thesaurus:in motion Out of bed; up and about. === Anagrams === ISTAR, Ritsa, Sarti, Sitar, Stair, Trias, airts, arist, sitar, stair, stria, tarsi, tiars, tisar