TIRL

Meaning of TIRL in English

Pronunciation: ' t ə rl

Function: verb

Etymology: alteration of 1 trill

Date: circa 1550

intransitive verb chiefly Scottish : to make a rattling sound (as with a door latch)

transitive verb chiefly Scottish : TWIRL

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

TIRL — verb Etymology: alteration of 1trill Date: circa 1550 intransitive verb to make a rattling sound (as with a door latch), …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIRL — I. ˈtərl transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by obsolete English tirve to tirl, from Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIRL — (v. i.) To make a ratting or clattering sound by twirling or shaking; as, to tirl at the pin, or …
Английский словарь Webster
TIRL — (v. i.) To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
Английский словарь Webster
TIRL — /terrl/ , Scot. n. 1. a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery. 2. an allotted time …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIRL — verb Etymology: alteration of trill (I) Date: circa 1550 intransitive verb chiefly Scottish : to make a rattling sound (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIRL — add. ·vi to quiver; to vibrate; to veer about. 2. tirl ·add. ·vi to make a ratting or clattering sound …
Webster English vocab
TIRL — [tirl] vb [alter. of [1]trill] vi (ca. 1550) chiefly Scot: to make a rattling sound (as with a door latch) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOPSY-TURVY — I. adverb also top·sy-tur·vey -vē, -vi Etymology: earlier topsy-tirvy, topsy-tervy, probably from tops (plural of top ) (I) + -y …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIRR — ˈtər verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably short for obsolete English tirve — more at tirl (to strip) transitive verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIRLE-WIRLIE — noun or tirly-whirly |tərli|(h)wərli Etymology: diminutive of tirl (III) + whirl Scotland : an ornament consisting of a number of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWIRL — ■ verb spin quickly and lightly round. ■ noun an act of ~ing. ↘a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWIRL — / twɜːl; NAmE twɜːrl/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. twirl (sb) (around / round) to move or dance round …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWIRL — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. spin or swing or twist quickly and lightly round. --n. 1 a twirling motion. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWIRL — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. spin or swing or twist quickly and lightly round. n. 1 a twirling motion. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWIRL — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. spin or swing or twist quickly and lightly round. --n. 1. a twirling motion. …
Oxford English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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