skirr
verb
ˈskər 
ˈskir
skirred; skirring; skirrs
intransitive verb
1
: to leave hastily : flee
birds skirred off from the bushes
D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence2
: to run, fly, sail, or move along rapidly
transitive verb
1
: to search about in
skirr the country round William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare2
: to pass rapidly over : skim
Synonyms
- explore
- hunt
- probe
- prospect
- search
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Example Sentences
the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations
Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of scour entry 3
First Known Use
circa 1548, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
skirred
verb
as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations Synonyms & Similar Words
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- explored
- searched
- hunted
- probed
- discovered
- prospected
- disclosed
- revealed
- unearthed
- reconnoitered
- scouted
- reconnoitred
- plumbed
- sounded
- fathomed
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