skirr

verb

ˈskər 

ˈskir

skirred; skirring; skirrs

intransitive verb

1

: to leave hastily : flee

birds skirred off from the bushes

—D. H. Lawrence

2

: to run, fly, sail, or move along rapidly

transitive verb

1

: to search about in

skirr the country round

—William Shakespeare

2

: to pass rapidly over : skim

Synonyms

• explore
• hunt
• probe
• prospect
• search

Examples of skirr in a Sentence

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