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单词 skirr
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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.

Origin of skirr

First recorded in 1540–50; variant of scour2

Words nearby skirr

skirl, skirling, skirmish, Skirnir, Skíros, skirr, skirret, skirt, skirt chaser, skirter, skirting
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Example sentences from the Web for skirr

  • The “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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