birl

Plural: birls

Verb

Verb Forms: birled, birling, birls

• To rotate a floating log with one's feet.
• cause a floating log to rotate by treading
• cause to spin
• To spin.
• To cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading on it.
• To throw down a coin as one's share in a joint contribution.
• Alternative form of birle (“to drink, carouse”).

Noun

• A type of grace note movement that quickly switches between low-A and low-G several times, producing a low rippling sound.
• A girl of boyish appearance.

Examples

• He tried to birl his tiles, hoping to shake loose a better word combination.

Synonyms

birle, spin, twirl, whirl

Anagrams of birl