noun
Meaning 1
A vibration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
tirl
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)l
noun
Meaning 2
A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 3
To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
Examples
- to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door
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verb
Meaning 5
To twist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To strip; to unroof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology
From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.