birl

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɝl/

Verb

Scotland intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive, Scotland) To spin. / (transitive) To cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading on it. / (transitive) To throw down a coin as one's share in a joint contribution.

Japanese Meaning

回す / 回転させる / （水面に浮いている丸太など）を足で踏んで回転させる / 共同出資において各自の分け前として硬貨を投げ入れる

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At the ceilidh, the experienced dancer birled her partner effortlessly.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

スコットランドの社交舞踏会で、熟練した踊り手はパートナーを軽々と回した。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive, Scotland) To spin.

About nine in the morning, in a burst of wintry sun between two squalls of hail, I had my first look of Holland - a line of windmills birling in the breeze.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading on it.

"That's nothing!" my companion repressed me, "anybody can birl a log. Watch this."

Roaring Dick for the first time unfolded his arms. With some appearance of caution he balanced his unstable footing into absolute immobility. Then he turned a somersault.

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To throw down a coin as one's share in a joint contribution.

birls

（ present singular third-person ）

birling

（ participle present ）

birled

（ participle past ）

birled

（ past ）

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