I. verb
also scur ˈskər(.)
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of scour (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to leave hastily : flee
birds skirred off from the bushes — D.H.Lawrence
2. : to run, fly, sail, or otherwise move rapidly
transitive verb
1. : to search about in
skirr the country round — Shakespeare
2.
a. : to pass rapidly over : skim
b. dialect : to cause to skim
skirr a stone
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably imitative
: a whirring, rasping, or roaring sound
the skirr of a bird
the occasional skirr of an automobile starting — Harper's