skirmish skirling • skirmisher · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · skirmish · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a minor short-term fight. Synonyms: brush, clash, encounter. · · Noun Definition 1 (verb) engage in a skirmish. · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · brush · · Synonym 1 clash · · Synonym 2 encounter · · Synonym 3 Characters · · h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073