birl

bɜːrl

birlled

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Definition of birl - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

celebration

tr./intr.

Dated

drink or carouse

tr./intr.

Dated

They went to birl at the pub.

imbibe

quaff

log spinning

tr.

Dated

rotate a log in water by treading

tr.

Dated

Competitors tried to birl the logs faster than their rivals at the festival.

rotate

spin

money

tr.

Dated

throw down a coin as a contribution

tr.

Dated

He birled a coin for the charity.

contribute

donate

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Origin of birl

Scottish, birl (to spin)

Examples of birl in a sentence

We plan to birl at the festival tonight.
They learned to birl during the summer camp.
He managed to birl the log with impressive speed.
She birled a coin into the musician's hat.
He birled his last penny to help the homeless.

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French:faire la fête, faire tourner un tronc, ...
German:zechen, einen Baumstamm drehen, ...
Italian:gozzovigliare, ruotare un tronco, ...
Spanish:beber, hacer girar un tronco, ...
Portuguese:beber, girar, ...
Chinese:狂欢, 滚木, ...
Japanese:飲んで騒ぐ, 丸太を回す, ...
Arabic:شَرِبَ, دَوَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁתוֹת, לְהַסּוֹבֵב גֶּזַע בַּמָּיִם בְּאֶמְצַע דְּרִיכָה, ...
Russian:кутить, крутить бревно, ...
Ukrainian:гуляти, крутити колоду, ...
Hindi:जश्न मनाना, लट्ठे को घुमाना, ...
Bengali:পান করা, ঘূর্ণায়মান লগ, ...
Catalan:celebrar, fer girar un tronc, ...
Czech:popíjet, otáčet kládu ve vodě šlapáním po ní, ...
Danish:drikke igennem, dreje en træstamme, ...
Dutch:feesten, draaien, ...
Greek:γλεντώ, περιστρέφω έναν κορμό, ...
Hungarian:mulatozni, forgatni, ...
Khmer:ផឹកស៊ី, ធ្វើឱ្យកំណាត់ឈើវិលក្នុងទឹកដោយជាន់លើវា, ...
Korean:흥청거리다, 회전시키다, ...
Persian:خوش‌گذرانی کرد, چرخاندن, ...
Polish:zabalować, obracać, ...
Portuguese (BR):beber, girar, ...
Romanian:a chefui, a roti un trunchi, ...
Swedish:festa, snurra, ...
Thai:ดื่ม, หมุนท่อนไม้ในน้ำ, ...
Turkish:eğlenmek, kütüğü döndürmek, ...
Vietnamese:uống rượu, quay khúc gỗ trong nước, ...

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