dirl
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of dirl
First recorded in 1505–15; akin to drill 1
Example Sentences
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"Most bootiful lady," she said, "an' looked des like an 'ittle dirl, see was so short, an' her eyes were so bue an' her hair so turly."
From Daisy Thornton by Mrs. Mary J. Holmes
“Before your jottering finger could find the trigger, the hilt would dirl on your breast-bane.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Yet, I tay here an' be Timfy's ittle dirl.
From Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The Acharacle piper was a fine specimen of the Celt, and his get-up was glorious: "He screwed his pipes and gart them skirl Till roof and rafters a' did dirl."
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
Dark, darg, task. dauner, daunder, stroll. dauty, pet. dinle, thrill. dirl, v. clatter, thrill. doless, void of energy. dominie, schoolmaster. donsie, unfortunate.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by John Galt
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