shirr
/ʃɜː/US/ʃɜɹ/
shirr verb: to make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
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Verb
shirr (third-person singular simple present shirrs, present participle shirring, simple past and past participle shirred)
- To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
- To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.
- 'Breakfast, please,' said Bond. 'Pineapple juice, double. Cornflakes and cream. Shirred eggs with bacon. Double portion of Café Espresso. Toast and marmalade.'1954, Ian Fleming, “True or False?”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 92
- The Creole eggs arrived in a ramekin, shirred on a bed of Virginia ham julienne and topped with a robust, spicy tomato sauce of Creole derivation.1985 April 27, Sue Hyde, “Sunday Brunch with a Harbor View”, in Gay Community News, page 8
Noun
shirr (plural shirrs)
- A shirring.
Forms of shirr
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | shirrs |
| present participle | shirring |
| past participle | shirred |
| past | shirred |
| Noun | |
| plural | shirrs |
Origin of shirr
Unknown.
Words formed from shirr
Words that rhyme with shirr
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- per
- purr
- birr
- bur
- cellular
- concur
- defer
- entrepreneur
- incur
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- were
- whirr
- aver
- brr
- cur
- deter
- diaperfur
- err
- fir
- myrrh
- aberr
- astir
- bestir
- chauffeur
- chur
- churr
- curmur
- deburr
- farceur
- flurr
- force majeure
- froideur
- grr
- her
- hurr
- inter
- knur
- masseur
- profer
- voyeur
- xir
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- auteur
- Big Sur
- bras d'honneur
Questions about shirr
- What does shirr mean?
- Shirr means to make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
- What part of speech is shirr?
- Shirr can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce shirr?
- Shirr is pronounced /ʃɜː/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of shirr?
- The past tense of shirr is shirred.
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