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squirl

squirl noun: a flourish in handwriting.

Noun (1)

squirl (plural squirls)

  1. A flourish in handwriting.

Noun (2)

squirl (plural squirls)

  1. (US, dialectal) A squirrel.
    • “Git up that tree. Look here at this squirl, Benjy.”1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 6

Forms of squirl

pluralsquirls

Origin of squirl

Blend of squiggle + twirl.

Eye-dialect.

Words that rhyme with squirl

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Questions about squirl

What does squirl mean?
Squirl means a flourish in handwriting.
What part of speech is squirl?
Squirl is a noun.
What is the plural of squirl?
The plural of squirl is squirls.

Words near squirl in the dictionary

  1. squireships
  2. squiress
  3. squiresses
  4. squiring
  5. squirish
  6. squirl
  7. squirls
  8. squirm
  9. squirmage
  10. squirmed
  11. squirmer

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