Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shitting

/ˈʃɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
shit-ting
IPA
/ˈʃɪtɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of defecating.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of shit

adj

An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it modifies; same as fucking.

Etymology

From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English schitinge, schytynge (“defecation”), whence modern English shiting.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

shittings (plural)

Derived Forms

pantshitting

Phrases

shitting match shitting planks whole shitting match

Synonyms

defecation laxation

Rhymes With

sitting hitting fitting committing admitting splitting quitting submitting spitting permitting knitting transmitting

Questions

How do you pronounce shitting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪtɪŋ/.
What does shitting mean?
The act of defecating.
Where does shitting come from?
From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English schitinge, schytynge (“defecation”), whence modern English shiting.

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