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unstir

unstir verb: hypothetically, to undo the act of stirring or being stirred.

Verb

unstir (third-person singular simple present unstirs, present participle unstirring, simple past and past participle unstirred)

  1. (ambitransitive) Hypothetically, to undo the act of stirring or being stirred.
    • Similarly, you cannot 'unstir' the sugar from a cup of coffee once it has been dissolved, and you never see a pile of ash in the fireplace 'unburn' to become a log of wood again.2002, Jim Al-Khalili, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, page 122

Forms of unstir

third-person singular presentunstirs
present participleunstirring
past participleunstirred
pastunstirred

Origin of unstir

From un- + stir.

Questions about unstir

What does unstir mean?
Unstir means hypothetically, to undo the act of stirring or being stirred.
What part of speech is unstir?
Unstir is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstir?
The past tense of unstir is unstirred.

Words near unstir in the dictionary

  1. unstinting
  2. unstintingly
  3. unstintingness
  4. unstippled
  5. unstipulated
  6. unstir
  7. unstirrable
  8. unstirred
  9. unstirring
  10. unstirringly
  11. unstirs

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