unstir

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verb

Hypothetically, to undo the act of stirring or being stirred.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person unstirs · participle present unstirring · participle past unstirred · past unstirred

  1. ambitransitiveHypothetically, 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

Origin

From un- + stir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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