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tirl

The English word “tirl” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
  2. To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.
  3. To twist.
  4. To strip; to unroof.

noun

  1. A vibration.
  2. A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.

Etymology

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

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