shit-stirring

English

Adjective

shit-stirring (not comparable)

1. troublemaking, especially by provoking negative behavior from others.
   • 2019, Jane Perlez, “China Reacts to Trade Tariffs and Hong Kong Protests by Blaming U.S.”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “They stir up more troubles and crave the whole world to be in chaos, acting like a shit-stirring stick,” Mr. Kang said on the usually stolid 7 p.m. national news program on CCTV, China’s state broadcaster.

   • 2019, Jim Newell, “The Biggest Stage Has Two Front-Runners”, in Slate‎^[2]:

     We should expect more attempts Tuesday night, and for Biden and Warren to spend most of their night evading competitors and shit-stirring moderators.

Noun

shit-stirring (uncountable)

1. troublemaking, especially by provoking negative behavior from others.
   • 2018, Gabrielle Bruney, “Omarosa Says the Trump N-Word Tape is Real, But We Already Have Enough Proof of His Racism”, in Esquire‎^[3]:

     She’s built and maintained an improbable career based solely on her prodigious shit-stirring and her ability to turn every tragedy, from the death of her fiancé, actor Michael Clarke Duncan, to the election of this calamitous president, into attention for herself.

Verb

shit-stirring

1. present participle and gerund of shit-stir

Anagrams

• stirring shit