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squirrelling around

squirrelling 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 squirrelling around

What is squirrelling around the present participle and gerund of?
Squirrelling around is the present participle and gerund of squirrel around.

Words near squirrelling around in the dictionary

  1. squirrelliest
  2. squirrellike
  3. squirrelliness
  4. squirrellinesses
  5. squirrelling
  6. squirrelling around
  7. squirrelling away
  8. squirrelly
  9. squirrelpox
  10. squirrelproof
  11. squirrels

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