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stirring shit

stirring shit is the present participle and gerund of stir shit.

Meaning of stir shit

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, often, slang, vulgar, with-up) To deliberately cause trouble.
    • Mal could tell too, just looking at those goons, that they stirred shit day in and day out.
    Synonyms:
    stir the pot

Questions about stirring shit

What is stirring shit the present participle and gerund of?
Stirring shit is the present participle and gerund of stir shit.

Words near stirring shit in the dictionary

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

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