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squirreling away

squirreling away is the present participle and gerund of squirrel away.

Meaning of squirrel away

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
    • He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.
    Synonyms:
    accumulate

Questions about squirreling away

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

Words near squirreling away in the dictionary

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

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