dirl
[ dirl, durl ]
verb (used without object)Scot.
to vibrate; shake.
Origin of dirl
1First recorded in 1505–15; akin to drill1
Words Nearby dirl
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How to use dirl in a sentence
Before your jottering finger could find the trigger, the hilt would dirl on your breast-bane.
Kidnapped | Robert Louis StevensonCatriona, spinning fast—with the low dirl of the wheel acting as a sort of accompaniment to her voice—told the story.
The Quiver, 2/1900 | VariousLola saw bad boy Batster under dray bid tree fluttin' wif dray bid dirl.
Seventeen | Booth TarkingtonHopkins kissed the baby, and I got my hug, and another to take to my "ittle dirl," and Mrs. Hopkins held out both her hands to me.
Stories of the Railroad | John A. Hill"'Ittle dog done, 'ittle dirl tome; me 'ove 'ittle dog, me 'ove 'ittle dirl," was Zach's grave remark.
The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories | Lydia Maria Child
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