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stirring the pot

stirring the pot is the present participle and gerund 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 stirring the pot

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

Words near stirring the pot in the dictionary

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

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