SKIRR

Etymology

Verb

skirr (third-person singular simple present skirrs, present participle skirring, simple past and past participle skirred)

(intransitive) To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound

To make a whirring sound.

(transitive) To search about in, scour

to pass over quickly, skim

Usage notes

Often mistakenly used instead of skirl.

Noun

skirr (plural skirrs)

(UK, dialect) A tern.

Source: Wiktionary

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Skirr, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scur, Scurry.]

Definition: To ramble over in order to clear; to scour. [Archaic] Shak.

Skirr, v. i.

Definition: To scour; to scud; to run. [Archaic]

Skirr, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tern. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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