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squirrelling away

squirrelling 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 squirrelling away

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

Words near squirrelling away in the dictionary

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

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