astir 
/əˈstɚ/ adjective
not used before a noun /əˈstɚ/ adjective literary 1 : in an active state
▪ A breeze is astir. [=a breeze is blowing] — often + with ▪ The air is astir with breezes. 2 : awake and out of bed
▪ Nobody in the house was astir. [=awake, up]
▪ A breeze is astir. [=a breeze is blowing] — often + with ▪ The air is astir with breezes.
▪ Nobody in the house was astir. [=awake, up]
