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skirr
[ skur ]
/ skɜr /
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verb (used without object)
to go rapidly; fly; scurry.
verb (used with object)
to go rapidly over.
noun
a grating or whirring sound.
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Origin of skirr
First recorded in 1540–50; variant of scour2
Words nearby 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
skirr
/ (skɜː) /
verb
(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
noun
a whirring or grating sound, as of the wings of birds in flight
Word Origin for skirr
C16: variant of scour ²
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