smur

See also: smùr, smúr, and SMUR

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

smur (countable and uncountable, plural smurs)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Drizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.

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Verb

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

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland, intransitive) To drizzle, to rain lightly and finely.

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