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tirl.

To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · intransitive
  2. To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · intransitive
  3. To twist.

    transitive
  4. To strip; to unroof.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.

noun
  1. A vibration.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal
  2. A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.

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