tirl
tirl · tirls · tirled · tirling
To quiver; to vibrate; to veer aboutTo quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
Meaning
4 senses(Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive)To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive)To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.
to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door
(transitive)To twist.
(transitive)To strip; to unroof.
Origin
From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, sFrom archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.
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Forms
tirls, tirling, tirled, tirledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle