tirl

English

Etymology

From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). 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, UK, Scotland, dialect) To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
2. (intransitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.

   to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door

3. (transitive) To twist.
4. (transitive) To strip; to unroof.

Noun

tirl (plural tirls)

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

Anagrams

• lirt

Scots

Etymology

Uncertain; compare tirr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪrl/

Verb

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

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