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.
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Astir
/əˈstɜː/
Synonyms for "astir" (25 found)
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7 entriesadverb of manneralertnesscondition of movementemotional statesocial moodstate of activitystate of readiness
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8 entriesactive streetsbustling scenesmoving crowdspolicy debatepreparednesspublic agitationrumor driven excitementvigilance
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12 entriesInflections
2 entriesmore astirmost astir
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8 total sentences available.
For in quick spring the sap is all astir.
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Wilson, who was acting as cook, was up and astir at his duties in the cook-house.
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Soon, the whole town would be astir with the cracking of whips, the beating of gongs, cryings to prayer, lashing of mules, and rattle of brass-bound wheels,
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