shitting
- 01 C2 Proficiency
v.to pass solid waste from the body.
v.to defecate. Highly vulgar; restricted to extremely informal or aggressive contexts.
Simple“The dog was shitting on the neighbor's lawn again.”
In context“The stray animals were shitting in the alleyway, creating a significant hygiene problem for the local residents.”
UsageIntransitive in this literal sense.
Synonymsdefecatepoop - 02 C2 Proficiency
n.the act of going to the toilet.
n.the act of defecation.
Simple“He spent twenty minutes in the bathroom shitting.”
In context“The patient complained of pain during shitting, which prompted the doctor to order further tests.”
UsageGerundial use of the verb acting as a noun.
Synonymsdefecation - 03 C2 Proficiency
adj.used to emphasize how much you dislike something or how angry you are.
adj.used as a profane intensifier to add emotional emphasis to a statement, similar to 'fucking'.
Simple“I can't believe this shitting car won't start again.”
In context“He was tired of the shitting weather ruining every single weekend they had planned outdoors.”
UsageAttributive adjective; always placed before the noun it modifies.
From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English schitinge, schytynge (“defecation”), whence modern English shiting.
From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English shityng, shytyng (“defecating”), whence modern English shiting.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.