smur
/smɜːɹ//smɜː/
smur noun: drizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.
Noun
smur (countable and uncountable, plural smurs)
Verb
smur (third-person singular simple present smurs, present participle smurring, simple past and past participle smurred)
Forms of smur
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | smurs |
| alternative form | smurr |
| alternative form | smirr |
| alternative form | smir |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | smurs |
| present participle | smurring |
| past participle | smurred |
| past | smurred |
Origin of smur
Uncertain; possibly related to smoor. Compare Scottish Gaelic smùr (“dross, dust”).
Words formed from smur
Words that rhyme with smur
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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
- shirr
- voyeur
- xir
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- auteur
- Big Sur
Questions about smur
- What does smur mean?
- Smur means drizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.
- What part of speech is smur?
- Smur can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce smur?
- Smur is pronounced /smɜː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of smur?
- The plural of smur is smurs.
Words near smur in the dictionary
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