TIRL

Etymology

Verb

tirl (third-person singular simple present tirls, present participle tirling, simple past and past participle tirled)

(intransitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.

(intransitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.

(transitive) To twist.

(transitive) To strip; to unroof.

Noun

tirl (plural tirls)

(UK, Scotland, dialect) A vibration.

(UK, Scotland, dialect) A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.

Anagrams

• lirt

Source: Wiktionary


Tirl, v. i. [Cf. Twirl, Thirl.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

1. To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.

2. To make a ratting or clattering sound by twirling or shaking; as, to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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