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overstir

overstir verb: to stir too much.

Verb

overstir (third-person singular simple present overstirs, present participle overstirring, simple past and past participle overstirred)

  1. (transitive) To stir too much.
    • Don't overstir the batter; better for it to be a little lumpy than for you to stir it too much, which will make the pancakes tough and rubbery.2012, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything: The Basics

Forms of overstir

third-person singular presentoverstirs
present participleoverstirring
past participleoverstirred
pastoverstirred

Origin of overstir

From over- + stir.

Questions about overstir

What does overstir mean?
Overstir means to stir too much.
What part of speech is overstir?
Overstir is a verb.
What is the past tense of overstir?
The past tense of overstir is overstirred.

Words near overstir in the dictionary

  1. overstimulation
  2. overstimulations
  3. overstimulative
  4. overstimulator
  5. overstimulators
  6. overstir
  7. overstirred
  8. overstirring
  9. overstirs
  10. overstitch
  11. overstitched

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