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squirrel around

squirrel around verb: to move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.

Verb

squirrel around (third-person singular simple present squirrels around, present participle (US) squirreling around or (UK) squirrelling around, simple past and past participle (US) squirreled around or (UK) squirrelled around)

  1. To move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.
    • My mother warned me not to squirrel around in my dad's workshop.

Forms of squirrel around

third-person singular presentsquirrels around
present participle USsquirreling around
present participle UKsquirrelling around
past participle USsquirreled around
past USsquirreled around
past participle UKsquirrelled around
past UKsquirrelled around

Questions about squirrel around

What does squirrel around mean?
Squirrel around means to move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.
What part of speech is squirrel around?
Squirrel around is a verb.
What is the past tense of squirrel around?
The past tense of squirrel around is squirreled around.

Words near squirrel around in the dictionary

  1. squirmworthy
  2. squirmy
  3. squirr
  4. squirred
  5. squirrel
  6. squirrel around
  7. squirrel away
  8. squirrel cage
  9. squirrel cages
  10. squirrel corn
  11. squirrel fish

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