skirmish
verb/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they skirmish | /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ /ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it skirmishes | /ˈskɜːmɪʃɪz/ /ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple skirmished | /ˈskɜːmɪʃt/ /ˈskɜːrmɪʃt/ |
| past participle skirmished | /ˈskɜːmɪʃt/ /ˈskɜːrmɪʃt/ |
| -ing form skirmishing | /ˈskɜːmɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈskɜːrmɪʃɪŋ/ |
- to take part in a short fight or argument
- The patrol skirmished with the enemy for several hours.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French eskirmiss-, lengthened stem of eskirmir, from a Germanic verb meaning ‘defend’.
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