tirl

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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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

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Scots

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Etymology

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Uncertain; compare tirr.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

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