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stirring one's stumps

stirring one's stumps is the present participle and gerund of stir one's stumps.

Meaning of stir one's stumps

Verb

stir one's stumps (third-person singular simple present stirs one's stumps, present participle stirring one's stumps, simple past and past participle stirred one's stumps)

  1. (slang) To get going; to move one's legs in walking or running.

Questions about stirring one's stumps

What is stirring one's stumps the present participle and gerund of?
Stirring one's stumps is the present participle and gerund of stir one's stumps.

Words near stirring one's stumps in the dictionary

  1. stirrers-up
  2. stirrest
  3. stirreth
  4. stirrin'
  5. stirring
  6. stirring one's stumps
  7. stirring shit
  8. stirring someone's blood
  9. stirring the embers
  10. stirring the pot
  11. stirring up

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