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squirreling around

squirreling around is the present participle and gerund 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 squirreling around

What is squirreling around the present participle and gerund of?
Squirreling around is the present participle and gerund of squirrel around.

Words near squirreling around in the dictionary

  1. squirrelian
  2. squirreline
  3. squirreliness
  4. squirrelinesses
  5. squirreling
  6. squirreling around
  7. squirreling away
  8. squirrelish
  9. squirrelled
  10. squirrelled around
  11. squirrelled away

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