tirl

English

Etymology

Compare twirl, thirl.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, Britain, Scotland, dialect) To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
  2. (intransitive, Britain, Scotland, dialect) To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.
    to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door

Anagrams

Scots

Etymology

Origin uncertain; compare tirr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪrl/

Verb

tirl (third-person singular present tirls, present participle tirlin, past tirlt, past participle tirlt)

  1. to strip
  2. to uncover, remove surface of
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