"smur" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /smɜː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /smɜːɹ/ (note: UK, rhotic) Forms: smurs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Uncertain; possibly related to smoor. Compare Scottish Gaelic smùr (“dross, dust”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{ncog|gd|smùr|t=dross, dust}} Scottish Gaelic smùr (“dross, dust”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} smur (countable and uncountable, plural smurs)
  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Drizzle, light rain. Tags: Scotland, countable, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Rain
    Sense id: en-smur-en-noun--kiFVeOR Disambiguation of Rain: 66 34 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smurr, smir

Verb

IPA: /smɜː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /smɜːɹ/ (note: UK, rhotic) Forms: smurs [present, singular, third-person], smurring [participle, present], smurred [participle, past], smurred [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Uncertain; possibly related to smoor. Compare Scottish Gaelic smùr (“dross, dust”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{ncog|gd|smùr|t=dross, dust}} Scottish Gaelic smùr (“dross, dust”) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Scotland, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-smur-en-verb-iV8kL5NA Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smurr, smir

Inflected forms

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