skirr

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === skirr (third-person singular simple present skirrs, present participle skirring, simple past and past participle skirred) (intransitive) To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound To make a whirring sound. (transitive) To search about in, scour to pass over quickly, skim ==== Usage notes ==== Often mistakenly used instead of skirl. === References === Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 2003 Oxford Dictionary Online, skirr