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unstirs

unstirs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unstir.

Meaning of unstir

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

Questions about unstirs

What is unstirs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unstirs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unstir.

Words near unstirs in the dictionary

  1. unstir
  2. unstirrable
  3. unstirred
  4. unstirring
  5. unstirringly
  6. unstirs
  7. unstitch
  8. unstitchable
  9. unstitched
  10. unstitches
  11. unstitching

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