skirr

verb

ˈskər

ˈskir

skirred; skirring; skirrs

: to leave hastily : flee

birds skirred off from the bushes—

D. H. Lawrence

: to run, fly, sail, or move along rapidly

: to search about in

skirr the country round—

William Shakespeare

: to pass rapidly over : skim

the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations

Etymology

perhaps alteration of scour entry 3

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of skirr was circa 1548

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Style

“Skirr.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skirr. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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