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- [burl]
- /bɜrl/
- /bˈɜːl/
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- [burl]
- /bɜrl/
Definitions of birl word
- verb birl to spin; twirl 3
- verb birl to cause (a floating log) to spin using the feet while standing on it, esp as a sport among lumberjacks 3
- verb birl to ply (one's guests, etc) with drink 3
- verb transitive birl to spin with a whirring sound 3
- verb transitive birl to revolve (a floating log) by treading 3
- verb with object birl Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. 1
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Origin of birl
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; perhaps blend of birr1 and whirl, influenced, in some senses, by birle
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Parts of speech for Birl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
birl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
birl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for birl
noun birl
- bucker — the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.
- cruiser — A cruiser is a motor boat which has an area for people to live or sleep in.
- feller — Robert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918–2010, U.S. baseball player.
- logger — a person whose work is logging; lumberjack.
- lumberjack — a person who works at lumbering; logger.