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twire

Pronunciation: /ˈtwaɪə(ɹ)/

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

verb

  1. To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
  2. To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
  3. To twist; twirl.

noun

  1. A sly glance; a leer.
  2. A twisted filament; a thread.
  3. A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere.

Etymology

From Middle English twiren (“to peep out, pry about, twinkle, glance, gleam”), cognate with Middle High German zwieren (“to spy”), Bavarian zwiren, zwieren (“to spy, glance”). Perhaps related to Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”). More at twinkle.

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