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squirrelled around

squirrelled 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 squirrelled around

What is squirrelled around the simple past and past participle of?
Squirrelled around is the simple past and past participle of squirrel around.

Words near squirrelled around in the dictionary

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

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