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stirred the pot

stirred the pot is the simple past and past participle of stir the pot.

Meaning of stir the pot

Verb

stir the pot (third-person singular simple present stirs the pot, present participle stirring the pot, simple past and past participle stirred the pot)

  1. (figuratively) To cause unrest or dissent [with with].
    • Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]2023 March 25, Dan Sabbagh, “Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    stir shit

Questions about stirred the pot

What is stirred the pot the simple past and past participle of?
Stirred the pot is the simple past and past participle of stir the pot.

Words near stirred the pot in the dictionary

  1. stirred curd cheeses
  2. stirred one's stumps
  3. stirred shit
  4. stirred someone's blood
  5. stirred the embers
  6. stirred the pot
  7. stirred up
  8. stirred up a hornets' nest
  9. stirred up the animals
  10. stirred-curd cheese
  11. stirred-curd cheeses

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