smur

English edit

Alternative forms edit

smurr
smir

Etymology edit

Uncertain; possibly related to smoor; confront with smùr.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /smɜː/
(UK, rhotic) IPA^(key): /smɜːɹ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Noun edit

smur (countable and uncountable, plural smurs)

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) drizzle, light rain

Verb edit

smur (third-person singular simple present smurs, present participle smurring, simple past and past participle smurred)

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland, intransitive) to drizzle, to rain lightly

Anagrams edit

RMUs, URMs, rums

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