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skirr

[ skur ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

skirr

/ skɜː /

intr; usually foll by off, away, etc to move, run, or fly rapidly
archaic.
tr to move rapidly over (an area, etc), esp in order to find or apprehend

Origin of skirr¹

First recorded in 1540–50; variant of scour ²

Origin of skirr¹

C16: variant of scour ²

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.

The “skirr” caused by the vibration of its tail told it to be a rattle-snake.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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