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squirreled around

squirreled around is the simple past and past participle of squirrel around.

Meaning of squirrel around

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.

Questions about squirreled around

What is squirreled around the simple past and past participle of?
Squirreled around is the simple past and past participle of squirrel around.

Words near squirreled around in the dictionary

  1. squirrelable
  2. squirrelcide
  3. squirrelcides
  4. squirreldom
  5. squirreled
  6. squirreled around
  7. squirreled away
  8. squirreless
  9. squirrelesses
  10. squirrelette
  11. squirrelfish

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