CHIRL

Etymology

Verb

chirl (third-person singular simple present chirls, present participle chirling, simple past and past participle chirled)

(Scotland, intransitive) To emit a low sound; to warble.

Noun

chirl (plural chirls)

(Scotland) A kind of musical warble.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

coffee icon