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shirred

UK/ʃɜːd/US/ʃɜɹd/

shirred is the simple past and past participle of shirr.

shirred is the simple past and past participle of shir.

Meaning of shirr

Verb

shirr (third-person singular simple present shirrs, present participle shirring, simple past and past participle shirred)

  1. (US) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
  2. (US, transitive) 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

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Words that rhyme with shirred

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Questions about shirred

What is shirred the simple past and past participle of?
Shirred is the simple past and past participle of shirr.
How do you pronounce shirred?
Shirred is pronounced /ʃɜːd/ (UK).

Words near shirred in the dictionary

  1. shirorekha
  2. shirorekhas
  3. shiros
  4. shirozulite
  5. shirr
  6. shirred
  7. shirring
  8. shirring string
  9. shirring strings
  10. shirrings
  11. shirrs

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