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squirrelled

UK/ˈskwɪ.ɹəld/US/ˈskwɝld/

squirrelled is the simple past and past participle of squirrel.

Meaning of squirrel

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To become distracted.

See all 7 meanings of squirrel

Phrases with squirrelled

Words that rhyme with squirrelled

Questions about squirrelled

What is squirrelled the simple past and past participle of?
Squirrelled is the simple past and past participle of squirrel.
How do you pronounce squirrelled?
Squirrelled is pronounced /ˈskwɪ.ɹəld/ (UK).

Words near squirrelled in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squirrelled (page history and authors); squirrel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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