birl (bûrl) v. birled , birl·ing , birls
v. tr. To cause (a floating log) to spin rapidly by rotating with the feet.
v. intr. 1. To participate in birling.
2. To spin.
n. A whirring noise; a hum.
birl′er n.
birl (bɜːl; Scottish bɪrl ) vb 1. Scot to spin; twirl
2. (Forestry) US and Canadian to cause (a floating log) to spin using the feet while standing on it, esp as a sport among lumberjacks
n a variant spelling of
burl 2 [C18: probably imitative and influenced by whirl and hurl]
ˈbirling n
birl (bɜːl; Scottish bɪrl ) vb archaic Scot to ply (one's guests, etc) with drink
[Old English byrelian ; related to byrele cup-bearer]
birl (bɜrl) v.t. 1. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it.
2. Brit. to spin.
[1715–25]
birl′er, n.
birl Past participle: birledGerund: birlingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I birl you birl he/she/it birls we birl you birl they birl
Preterite I birled you birled he/she/it birled we birled you birled they birled
Present Continuous I am birling you are birling he/she/it is birling we are birling you are birling they are birling
Present Perfect I have birled you have birled he/she/it has birled we have birled you have birled they have birled
Past Continuous I was birling you were birling he/she/it was birling we were birling you were birling they were birling
Past Perfect I had birled you had birled he/she/it had birled we had birled you had birled they had birled
Future I will birl you will birl he/she/it will birl we will birl you will birl they will birl
Future Perfect I will have birled you will have birled he/she/it will have birled we will have birled you will have birled they will have birled
Future Continuous I will be birling you will be birling he/she/it will be birling we will be birling you will be birling they will be birling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been birling you have been birling he/she/it has been birling we have been birling you have been birling they have been birling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been birling you will have been birling he/she/it will have been birling we will have been birling you will have been birling they will have been birling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been birling you had been birling he/she/it had been birling we had been birling you had been birling they had been birling
Conditional I would birl you would birl he/she/it would birl we would birl you would birl they would birl
Past Conditional I would have birled you would have birled he/she/it would have birled we would have birled you would have birled they would have birled
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. birl - cause a floating log to rotate by treading2. birl - cause to spin; "spin a coin"
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birl - cause a floating log to rotate by treading
birl - cause to spin; "spin a coin"