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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Astir
Description: Astir is an adjective that means in a state of excited movement.Derived from the Germanic word stir, meaning ‘to disturb,’ our word of the day entered English in the late 18th century. Astir is generally used in a very literary context.Everyone was all astir when they’d learned Aurora had a big announcement. But the excitement died down when her announcement was just that she’d bought a really cute pair of shoes.