tirl

Meanings

Verb

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

Noun

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

Origin

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

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