Squirrel - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskwɜːrəl|  American pronunciation of the word squirrel
Brit.  |ˈskwɪr(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word squirrel

noun

- a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- the fur of a squirrel

Extra examples

We'll squirrel away most of the profit.

He made a sudden move that scared away the squirrel.

The squirrel cracked the nut and ate the meat inside.

The squirrel sat and ate the nut.

The squirrel's cheeks were bulging with nuts.

...the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over...

The squirrel sat in the crook of the tree.

...out of the corner of my eye I espied the squirrel making another raid on the bird feeder...

...there was a squirrel on the sidewalk plump in front of us...

...the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road...

The grey squirrel was introduced into Britain from North America.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: squirrel
he/she/it: squirrels
present participle: squirrelling
past tense: squirrelled
past participle: squirrelled
noun
singular: squirrel
plural: squirrels
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