escurrirverb
Escurrir means to drain, to wring out, to trickle or to slip in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as escurre, escurren and escurra.
- to drain
- to wring out
- to trickle
- to slip
Escurrió la toalla totalmente.
They wrung out the towel completely.
¡Ups! ¡Se me escurrió el dedo!
Oops! My finger slipped!
Escurrió la toalla hasta secarla.
She wrung the towel dry.
El plato se me escurrió de las manos.
The plate slipped out of my hands.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| escurre | he, she, it | Present |
| escurren | they | Present |
| escurra | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| escurría | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| escurriendo | Gerund | |
| escurrió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| escurriremos | we | Future |
| escurriera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| escurrieron | they | Preterite |
| escurres | you | Present |
| escurrí | I | Preterite |