overstir

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verb

To stir too much.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person overstirs · participle present overstirring · participle past overstirred · past overstirred

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

From over- + stir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

servitor
Cite this entry
APA

overstir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstir

MLA

“overstir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstir.

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