squirrel around

verb

To move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.

“My mother warned me not to squirrel around in my dad's workshop.”

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Meanings

verbsquirrel around (third-person singular simple present squirrels around, present participle (US) squirreling around or (UK) squirrelling around, simple past and past participle (US) squirreled around or (UK) squirrelled around)

present singular third person squirrels around · US participle present squirreling around · UK participle present squirrelling around · US participle past squirreled around · US past squirreled around · UK participle past squirrelled around · UK past squirrelled around

  1. To move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.

    My mother warned me not to squirrel around in my dad's workshop.

Translations

Catalan esquirolejar
  • esquirolejarto move or search erratically
Finnish säntäillä, säntäillä ympäriinsä
  • säntäilläto move or search erratically
  • säntäillä ympäriinsäto move or search erratically
Polish buszować
  • buszowaćto move or search erratically
Cite this entry
APA

squirrel around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirrel%20around

MLA

“squirrel around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirrel%20around. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squirrel around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirrel%20around.

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