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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tirl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tirl
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.

British usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.

British usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To twist.

Transitive verb

verb

To strip; to unroof.

Transitive verb

noun

A vibration.

British usage

noun

A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tirls (present, singular) tirling (participle, present) tirled (participle, past) tirled (past) tirls (plural)

Rhymes With

girl earl pearl mount pearl squirrel curl swirl merle whirl hurl searle twirl

Questions

What does tirl mean?
To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
Where does tirl come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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