squirrel around

English

Verb

squirrel 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)

  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.

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