亚洲网紅露点

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skirr

[ skur ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go rapidly; fly; scurry.


verb (used with object)

  1. to go rapidly over.

noun

  1. a grating or whirring sound.

skirr

/ 蝉办蓽藧 /

verb

  1. intr; usually foll by off, away, etc to move, run, or fly rapidly
  2. archaic.
    tr to move rapidly over (an area, etc), esp in order to find or apprehend
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a whirring or grating sound, as of the wings of birds in flight
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of skirr1

First recorded in 1540鈥50; variant of scour 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of skirr1

C16: variant of scour
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The Bishop had made up his mind to send messengers to skirr the island round in search of his son, when suddenly there came a great noise as of many persons talking eagerly, and drawing hurriedly near and nearer.

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Scores of cascabel茅s are started out of the dead leaves and branches, their vibratory 鈥渟kirr鈥 resounding everywhere.

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The reptile hissed, accompanying the sibilation with a sharp 鈥渟kirr鈥 of its tail.

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The 鈥渟kirr鈥 caused by the vibration of its tail told it to be a rattle-snake.

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Williamson loved Exmoor, and during his time at Skirr Cottage in the 1920s he roamed the moors and cliffs between the Taw and Torridge rivers while researching the local wildlife and gaining a reputation as a gifted, although eccentric, writer.

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