- Skirr
- Skirr \Skirr\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A tern. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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Skirr
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Skirr — Skirr, v. t. [Cf. {Scur}, {Scurry}.] To ramble over in order to clear; to scour. [Archaic] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skirr — Skirr, v. i. To scour; to scud; to run. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skirr — [skʉr] vi. [of echoic orig.] to move, run, fly, etc. swiftly and, occas., with a whirring sound vt. 1. to cover in searching; scour 2. to throw and cause to skim n. a whirring sound … English World dictionary
skirr — verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 3scour Date: circa 1548 intransitive verb 1. to leave hastily ; flee < birds skirred off from the bushes D. H. Lawrence > 2. to run, fly, sail, or move along rapidly transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
skirr — /skerr/, v.i. 1. to go rapidly; fly; scurry. v.t. 2. to go rapidly over. n. 3. a grating or whirring sound. [1540 50; var. of SCOUR2] * * * … Universalium
skirr — [skə:] verb rare move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound. Origin C16: perh. related to scour1 or scour2 … English new terms dictionary
skirr — [[t]skɜr[/t]] v. i. 1) to go rapidly; fly; scurry 2) to go rapidly over 3) a grating or whirring sound • Etymology: 1540–50; var. of scour II … From formal English to slang
skirr — /skɜ/ (say sker) verb (i) 1. to go rapidly; fly; scurry. 2. to go rapidly over. –noun 3. a grating or whirring sound. {imitative} …
skirr — v.i. move, fly etc. rapidly; v.t. archaic, traverse rapidly; scour … Dictionary of difficult words
skirr — v.intr. move rapidly esp. with a whirring sound. Etymology: perh. rel. to SCOUR(1) or SCOUR(2) … Useful english dictionary
