squirreling

Speech parts

1. squirreling - Noun

2. squirreling - Verb

Meaning

squirreling

present participle of squirrel

The storing of something when in abundance against a time when it will be scarce (after the manner of a squirrel)

(Scientology, often derogatory) The application of L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.

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Examples

At the minimum, though, you should be squirreling away enough money to fund the transitional expenses that will undoubtedly arise when you leave campus. Source: Internet

I began obsessively chasing stories, collecting cool names for characters as if hoarding Halloween candy, squirreling away scraps of paper and spending hours drawing maps of fantastical lands. Source: Internet

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