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skirmish
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural skirmishes
plural skirmishes
Learner's definition of SKIRMISH
[count]
1
: a brief and usually unplanned fight during a war小战斗；遭遇战
- Skirmishes broke out between rebel groups.叛乱团体之间爆发了小规模战斗。
- Violent skirmishes with the enemy continue despite talks of peace.尽管有和谈，但与敌军之间的武力冲突仍在继续。
2
: a minor or brief argument or disagreement争论；（小）争执
- a political skirmish政治上的争论
2 skirmish /ˈskɚmɪʃ/ verb
skirmishes; skirmished; skirmishing
2 skirmish
/ˈskɚmɪʃ/
verb
skirmishes; skirmished; skirmishing
Learner's definition of SKIRMISH
[no object]
: to be involved in a skirmish进行小规模战斗；发生争论
- Rebel groups are skirmishing with military forces.反叛组织与军队发生了小规模战斗。
- The presidential candidates skirmished over their economic plans.总统候选人在经济规划上发生了冲突。
skir·mish ˈskər-mish 
skirmished; skirmishing; skirmishes
skirmisher noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun Skirmishes broke out between rebel groups. Violent skirmishes with the enemy continue despite talks of peace. Verb Rebel groups are skirmishing with military forces. The presidential candidates skirmished over their economic plans.
Recent Examples on the Web
Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 The intensity ratcheted up, and there was only one minor skirmish, between rookie cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. and Donovan Peoples-Jones. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 Sensing the potential harm of yet another intraparty skirmish, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, the chairman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm, warned against blaming fellow Democrats. New York Times, 3 May 2022 With the brief skirmish, which reportedly led to the death of some officers, Guinea-Bissau became the latest country in Africa where democracy has been threatened by a coup in recent years. Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2022 The skirmish prompted international calls to quell the fighting, including from both the Kremlin and U.S. State Department. Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 In addition to his recruiting pitch, Fisher put to rest - again - the Nick Saban skirmish. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 July 2022 In a game against Ohio State, Blue became involved in a skirmish with center Gary Bradds, the 1964 national player of the year and future ABA star. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 Moreover, having been convincingly defeated in their last skirmish with the People’s Bank of China, speculators against the currency may be somewhat gun-shy. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 10 May 2022 New York Times, 20 July 2022 Dealing with caffeine withdrawals while simultaneously trying to skirmish for the last tin of beans is not ideal. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2022 Protesters also skirmished with officers, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas in a repeat of Tuesday night's confrontation. Doug Glass, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020 Cue some terrific effects makeovers — look for Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ed Skrein under the feathers — as well as action that outstrips the knights-versus-fairies skirmishing from last time. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019 The following week, police and protesters skirmished. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019 On Monday police skirmished for hours to keep protesters from entering the Barcelona airport and shutting it down. Time, 17 Oct. 2019 The city has had a period of relative calm since then, though police skirmished with some protesters near Prince Edward subway station on Saturday night. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019 Lyric sites like Genius have skirmished with publishers over the past several years; Genius suggested that the reprints could be defended as fair use but ultimately struck deals with record labels. Adi Robertson, The Verge, 18 June 2019 See More
Noun
There’s a big skirmish with Annette (who is right about the unsafe-ness of motorcycles!), and Mia freaks out, leading Annette and Mark to fight. Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 The intensity ratcheted up, and there was only one minor skirmish, between rookie cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. and Donovan Peoples-Jones. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 Sensing the potential harm of yet another intraparty skirmish, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, the chairman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm, warned against blaming fellow Democrats. New York Times, 3 May 2022 With the brief skirmish, which reportedly led to the death of some officers, Guinea-Bissau became the latest country in Africa where democracy has been threatened by a coup in recent years. Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2022 The skirmish prompted international calls to quell the fighting, including from both the Kremlin and U.S. State Department. Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 In addition to his recruiting pitch, Fisher put to rest - again - the Nick Saban skirmish. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 July 2022 In a game against Ohio State, Blue became involved in a skirmish with center Gary Bradds, the 1964 national player of the year and future ABA star. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 Moreover, having been convincingly defeated in their last skirmish with the People’s Bank of China, speculators against the currency may be somewhat gun-shy. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 10 May 2022 Verb
Bohdan Tsymbal, an Azov junior sergeant, staged lighting raids with his artillery unit to skirmish with Russian fighters and gather supplies for the civilians inside the plant. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Dealing with caffeine withdrawals while simultaneously trying to skirmish for the last tin of beans is not ideal. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2022 Protesters also skirmished with officers, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas in a repeat of Tuesday night's confrontation. Doug Glass, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020 Cue some terrific effects makeovers — look for Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ed Skrein under the feathers — as well as action that outstrips the knights-versus-fairies skirmishing from last time. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019 The following week, police and protesters skirmished. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019 On Monday police skirmished for hours to keep protesters from entering the Barcelona airport and shutting it down. Time, 17 Oct. 2019 The city has had a period of relative calm since then, though police skirmished with some protesters near Prince Edward subway station on Saturday night. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019 Lyric sites like Genius have skirmished with publishers over the past several years; Genius suggested that the reprints could be defended as fair use but ultimately struck deals with record labels. Adi Robertson, The Verge, 18 June 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English skyrmissh, alteration (influenced by Anglo-French eskermir to fence (with swords), protect, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scirmen to protect, scirm shield) of skarmuch, from Anglo-French escarmuche, from Old Italian scaramuccia — more at screen
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of skirmish was in the 14th century noun
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