Transcription
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- [turl]
- /tɜrl/
- /tˈɜːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turl]
- /tɜrl/
Definitions of tirl word
- noun tirl a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery. 1
- noun tirl an allotted time for action that comes in rotation to each member of a group; turn. 1
- verb with object tirl to rotate; turn; twirl. 1
- verb without object tirl to make a rattling noise by spinning or revolving. 1
- verb tirl to turn 0
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Origin of tirl
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; metathetic variant of trill1
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Parts of speech for Tirl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tirl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.