smur

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UK/smɜː//smɜːɹ/

noun

Drizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.

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Meanings

nounsmur (countable and uncountable, plural smurs)

plural smurs · alternative smurr · alternative smirr · alternative smir

  1. ScotlandcountabledialectaluncountableDrizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.
verbsmur (third-person singular simple present smurs, present participle smurring, simple past and past participle smurred)

present singular third person smurs · participle present smurring · participle past smurred · past smurred · alternative smurr · alternative smirr · alternative smir

  1. ScotlanddialectalintransitiveTo drizzle, to rain lightly and finely.

Origin

Uncertain; possibly related to smoor. Compare Scottish Gaelic smùr (“dross, dust”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with smur

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

smur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smur

MLA

“smur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smur.

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