shirr – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of shirr

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shirr
Participle: shirred
Gerund: shirring

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ishirr
youshirr
he;she;itshirrs
weshirr
youshirr
theyshirr

Perfect

Ihave shirred
youhave shirred
he;she;ithas shirred
wehave shirred
youhave shirred
theyhave shirred

Past

Ishirred
youshirred
he;she;itshirred
weshirred
youshirred
theyshirred

Pluperfect

Ihad shirred
youhad shirred
he;she;ithad shirred
wehad shirred
youhad shirred
theyhad shirred

Future

Iwill shirr
youwill shirr
he;she;itwill shirr
wewill shirr
youwill shirr
theywill shirr

Future Perfect

Iwill have shirred
youwill have shirred
he;she;itwill have shirred
wewill have shirred
youwill have shirred
theywill have shirred

Subjunctive

Present

Ishirr
youshirr
he;she;itshirr
weshirr
youshirr
theyshirr

Perfect

Ihave shirred
youhave shirred
he;she;ithave shirred
wehave shirred
youhave shirred
theyhave shirred

Imperfect

Ishirred
youshirred
he;she;itshirred
weshirred
youshirred
theyshirred

Pluperfect

Ihad shirred
youhad shirred
he;she;ithad shirred
wehad shirred
youhad shirred
theyhad shirred

Conditional

Present

Iwould shirr
youwould shirr
he;she;itwould shirr
wewould shirr
youwould shirr
theywould shirr

Perfect

Iwould have shirred
youwould have shirred
he;she;itwould have shirred
wewould have shirred
youwould have shirred
theywould have shirred

Imperative

youshirr
weLet's shirr
youshirr

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam shirring
youare shirring
he;she;itis shirring
weare shirring
youare shirring
theyare shirring

Perfect

Ihave been shirring
youhave been shirring
he;she;ithas been shirring
wehave been shirring
youhave been shirring
theyhave been shirring

Past

Iwas shirring
youwere shirring
he;she;itwas shirring
wewere shirring
youwere shirring
theywere shirring

Pluperfect

Ihad been shirring
youhad been shirring
he;she;ithad been shirring
wehad been shirring
youhad been shirring
theyhad been shirring

Future

Iwill be shirring
youwill be shirring
he;she;itwill be shirring
wewill be shirring
youwill be shirring
theywill be shirring

Future Perfect

Iwill have been shirring
youwill have been shirring
he;she;itwill have been shirring
wewill have been shirring
youwill have been shirring
theywill have been shirring

Conditional

Present

Iwould be shirring
youwould be shirring
he;she;itwould be shirring
wewould be shirring
youwould be shirring
theywould be shirring

Perfect

Iwould have been shirring
youwould have been shirring
he;she;itwould have been shirring
wewould have been shirring
youwould have been shirring
theywould have been shirring

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'shirr'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'shirr'

chirr, shire, shirk, shirl, shirt, skirr, whirr, birr, chirk, chirl,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Unknown.

Sample Sentences

  • 'Breakfast, please,' said Bond. 'Pineapple juice, double. Cornflakes and cream. Shirred eggs with bacon. Double portion of Café Espresso. Toast and marmalade.' [1954, Ian Fleming, “True or False?”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 92:]
  • The Creole eggs arrived in a ramekin, shirred on a bed of Virginia ham julienne and topped with a robust, spicy tomato sauce of Creole derivation. [1985 April 27, Sue Hyde, “Sunday Brunch with a Harbor View”, in Gay Community News, page 8:]
  • But her favorite way to express their simplicity is to shirr them. It's an old-fashioned technique that essentially means baking an egg. In her version, the eggs in ramekins are simmered in seasoned cream that reduces slightly into a soft sauce. [2006, Kim Severson, THE CHEF: ANNE QUATRANO; Letting the Land Make a Statement on the Plate, NYTimes, July 6]