A Scottish term for an inquiry or asking about something — a piece of intelligence gathered by asking around. The word implies active information-seeking through conversation and questioning, often with a slightly investigative quality. It appears in Scottish vernacular literature and is still understood in Scots-speaking communities.
After a bit of speering around the village, she found out exactly who had been spreading the rumour.
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(Scotland) An enquiry; an asking about something.
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