skirr
to go rapidly; fly; scurry.
to go rapidly over.
a grating or whirring sound.
Origin of skirr
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How to use skirr in a sentence
Whiz—skirr-r-r-r, and there was a fine white blur which, by a stretch of fancy, might have been taken for a cloud.
A July Holiday in Saxony, Bohemia, and Silesia | Walter WhiteThe “skirr” caused by the vibration of its tail told it to be a rattle-snake.
The Fatal Cord | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for skirr
/ (skɜː) /
(intr; usually foll by off, away, etc) to move, run, or fly rapidly
(tr) archaic, or literary to move rapidly over (an area, etc), esp in order to find or apprehend
a whirring or grating sound, as of the wings of birds in flight
Origin of skirr
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