squirrel
verb/ˈskwɪrəl/
/ˈskwɜːrəl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they squirrel | /ˈskwɪrəl/ /ˈskwɜːrəl/ |
| he / she / it squirrels | /ˈskwɪrəlz/ /ˈskwɜːrəlz/ |
| past simple squirrelled | /ˈskwɪrəld/ /ˈskwɜːrəld/ |
| past participle squirrelled | /ˈskwɪrəld/ /ˈskwɜːrəld/ |
| (US English) past simple squirreled | /ˈskwɪrəld/ /ˈskwɜːrəld/ |
| (US English) past participle squirreled | /ˈskwɪrəld/ /ˈskwɜːrəld/ |
| -ing form squirrelling | /ˈskwɪrəlɪŋ/ /ˈskwɜːrəlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form squirreling | /ˈskwɪrəlɪŋ/ /ˈskwɜːrəlɪŋ/ |
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade’ + oura ‘tail’. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.
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