How to pronounce “shirr”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (US, sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
• (US, transitive) To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.
• [Noun]
• (sewing) A shirring.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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