# squirrels

Pronunciation: US say "SKWURLZ" /ˈskwɝ(ə)lz/; UK/AUS say "SKWI-ruhlz" /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)lz/

## Noun

1. Plural of squirrel. — plural of squirrel
   - Simple: Plural of squirrel. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Gray squirrels store nuts in dozens of scattered caches before winter._
   - _The park's squirrels have grown bold enough to take food from outstretched hands._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of squirrel. — third-person singular simple present indicative of squirrel
   - Simple: The form of squirrel used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _My grandmother squirrels old letters and photographs into shoeboxes under her bed._
   - _The company quietly squirrels a portion of its profits into an offshore reserve._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/squirrels (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).