squirrel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskwɪrəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskwɜrəl, ˈskwʌr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skwûrəl, skwur- or, esp. Brit., skwirəl)


Inflections of 'squirrel' (n):
squirrels
npl
squirrel
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "This wood is full of squirrel.")
Inflections of 'squirrel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
squirrels
v 3rd person singular
squirrelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
squirreling
v pres p (US)
squirrelled
v past (Mainly UK)
squirreled
v past (US)
squirrelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
squirreled
v past p (US)

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