Today’s word of the day is ‘Skirt.‘ Let us understand more about this word.
Skirt [skurt]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
1. Border
2. Be on the edge
3. Lie alongside
4. Surround
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi- Chaaron or
2. Spanish – Bordeando
3. French – Plinthe autour
4. Mandarin – Wéiqún wǔ
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. We were skirting the trespass law by poking around the mine
2. Skirting around the guest house, she put Ed to a run until they reached the tree line.
3. Dean bumped along, skirting puddles but having no difficulty navigating the seldom-used route.
4. The daughter tried skirting around the truth about how she wrecked her car.
5. The teenagers are skirting around the mud puddles on their walk home because they don’t want to get their shoes muddy.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
let go, center, face, meet, take on etc.
Quotation:
The problem is that we have evil people who try to skirt the laws. And that’s the problem.
Orrin Hatch
Social Example:
Why do Brexiteers continue to scream for the Royal Navy to go after civilian French fishing trawlers but see the presence of 9 Russian warships skirting British waters as a lesser priority?
— 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗮 🏴🇪🇺 (@Hanasoph) December 18, 2020
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