Definition of Squirring

1. squirr [v] - See also: squirr

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squirring

squirreled
squirrelfish
squirrelfishes
squirreling
squirrelish
squirrelled
squirrellier
squirrelliest
squirrellike
squirrelling
squirrelly
squirrels
squirreltail barley
squirrely
squirring (current term)
squirrs
squirt
squirt gun
squirt guns
squirted
squirters
squirting
squirting cucumber
squirting cucumbers
squirts
squirty
squiry
squish

Literary usage of Squirring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Science Record: A Compendium of Scientific Progress and Discovery edited by Alfred Ely Beach (1873)
"Moreover, like lead and thallium, it is exceedingly soft, and readily capable of furnishing wire, by the process of "squirring," or forcing. ..."

2. Argentine Plains and Andine Glaciers: Life on an Estancia, and an Expedition by Walter Larden (1911)
"If you come too near, ie, within about six yards, it gives a sort of " squirring" note—(an onomatopoeic word)—like a partridge, and then a vigorous ..."

3. The Science Record edited by Alfred Ely Beach (1873)
"Moreover, like lead and thallium, it is exceedingly soft, and readily capable of furnishing wire, by the process of "squirring," or forcing. ..."

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