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smur

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /smɜː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /smɜːɹ/ UK, rhotic
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

Drizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, countable, dialectal, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To drizzle, to rain lightly and finely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, dialectal, intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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