Meaning

3 senses

  1. (Scotland, ambitransitive)To spin.

    cause to spin

  2. (transitive)To cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading on it.

    cause a floating log to rotate by treading

  3. (transitive)To throw down a coin as one's share in a joint contribution.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English birlen.

Inherited from Middle English birlen.

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Forms

birls, birling, birled, birled
Base formbirl · to birl
3rd person singularbirls
Present participlebirling
Past simplebirled
Past participlebirled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybirl
he, she, itbirls

Past simpleLesson

all personsbirled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave birled
he, she, ithas birled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill birl

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
birdiebirdseedbirdsongbirdwatcherbirobirthA1
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