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shittening

shittening is the present participle and gerund of shitten.

Meaning of shitten

Verb

shitten (third-person singular simple present shittens, present participle shittening, simple past and past participle shittened)

  1. (transitive) To soil with shit; make shitty.
    • All was normal, and the next day, when I had shittened and wiped, once twice Puritan thrice, I actually reached around and touched my own tailbone, […]2019, Sharon Olds, Arias, page 66

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Questions about shittening

What is shittening the present participle and gerund of?
Shittening is the present participle and gerund of shitten.

Words near shittening in the dictionary

  1. shitted oneself
  2. shitted up
  3. shitted with
  4. shitten
  5. shittened
  6. shittening
  7. shittens
  8. shitter
  9. shitters
  10. Shitterton
  11. shittery

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