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skirr

noun

Meaning

  1. A tern.
  2. To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound
  3. To make a whirring sound.
  4. To search about in, scour
  5. To pass over quickly, skim

Etymology / origin

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Related words

scuttle(English)scutter(English)skitter(English)scoot(English)skedaddle(English)skidaddle(English)skrt(English)scur(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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