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Synonyms for squirrel

Grammar : Verb
Spell : skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl

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Définition of squirrel

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Anglo-French esquirel, Old French escurel (Modern French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of *scurius "squirrel," variant of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros "a squirrel," literally "shadow-tailed," from skia "shadow" (see shine (v.)) + oura "tail." Perhaps the original notion is "that which makes a shade with its tail." The Old English word was acweorna, which survived into Middle English as aquerne.
  • verb hoard
Example sentences :
  • You been seein' that squirrel that's been runnin' across the clearin'?
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The next time that squirrel comes scootin' across I'll say, 'Now!'
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • I think that squirrel will stop in the woods for the rest of its life, Peter.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • The squirrel is provident, but no more so than he is fastidious in the choice of his food.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • He waited until he was sure of striking before the squirrel could gain a tree-refuge.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Why should I go round and round after a job like a bloomin' squirrel in a cage.
  • Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • She might have been telling a squirrel that she didn't know where the other squirrel's nuts were.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • He had the bones in his bosom; and now it was necessary for him to be a squirrel.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
  • Canst tell a ship's topmast from a squirrel if one should heave in sight?
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
  • He did not get it, but the smoke went into the squirrel's nostrils and made him cough.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Nature Myths » by Florence Holbrook

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