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Meaning of "birl" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIRL

Probably imitative and influenced by whirl and hurl.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BIRL

birl  [bɜːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIRL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Birl is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb birl in English.

WHAT DOES BIRL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of birl in the English dictionary

The definition of birl in the dictionary is to spin; twirl. Other definition of birl is to cause to spin using the feet while standing on it, esp as a sport among lumberjacks.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BIRL

PRESENT

Present
I birl
you birl
he/she/it birls
we birl
you birl
they birl
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I birled
you birled
he/she/it birled
we birled
you birled
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will birl
you will birl
he/she/it will birl
we will birl
you will birl
they will birl
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would birl
you would birl
he/she/it would birl
we would birl
you would birl
they would birl
Conditional continuous
I would be birling
you would be birling
he/she/it would be birling
we would be birling
you would be birling
they would be birling
Conditional perfect
I would have birl
you would have birl
he/she/it would have birl
we would have birl
you would have birl
they would have birl
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been birling
you would have been birling
he/she/it would have been birling
we would have been birling
you would have been birling
they would have been birling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you birl
we let´s birl
you birl
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to birl
Past participle
birled
Present Participle
birling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIRL


batgirl
ˈbætˌɡɜːl
burl
bɜːl
cowgirl
ˈkaʊɡɜːl
curl
kɜːl
earl
ɜːl
furl
fɜːl
girl
ɡɜːl
gurl
ɡɜːl
homegirl
ˈhəʊmˌɡɜːl
hurl
hɜːl
merle
mɜːl
pearl
pɜːl
Perl
pɜːl
purl
pɜːl
schoolgirl
ˈskuːlˌɡɜːl
Searle
sɜːl
showgirl
ˈʃəʊˌɡɜːl
swirl
swɜːl
twirl
twɜːl
whirl
wɜːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIRL

bireme
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
biretta
Birgitta
biriani
birk
Birkbeck
birken
Birkenhead
birkie
birler
birlieman
birlinn
Birman
Birmingham
Biro
Birobidzhan
Birobijan
birostrate
birr

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIRL

baby girl
best girl
birthday girl
call girl
cirl
cover girl
day girl
dirl
flower girl
funny girl
Gibson girl
glamour girl
golden girl
It girl
old girl
pirl
salesgirl
show girl
weather girl
working girl

Synonyms and antonyms of birl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «birl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIRL

Find out the translation of birl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of birl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «birl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

birl
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

birl
570 millions of speakers

English

birl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

birl
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

birl
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

birl
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

birl
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

birl
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire tourner un tronc avec les pieds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Birl
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

birl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

birl
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

birl
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

birl
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிதக்கும் கட்டையைக் காலால் அழுத்திச் சுற்ற வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्ल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

birl
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

birl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

birl
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

birl
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

birl
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

birl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

birl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

birl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of birl

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRL»

The term «birl» is regularly used and occupies the 66.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «birl» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «birl» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about birl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRL»

Discover the use of birl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to birl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Triad: The Houses of Storem - Volume III
Birl raised her sword and advanced on Lord Caucer's daughter. Chellie's sword caught Birl's mid-stride. Birl went lower but still the woman countered her. Birl went higher, again the clang, stopping her again. Birl heard in her head, this is a foe, ...
Pj Belanger, 2012
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Molecular Interactions that Affect Centromere Function ...
Thus, the IAP domain may be used to regulate both yeast and mammalian Birl/ Survivin's function by lysine-directed modifications. Interestingly, Birl was found to copurify with SH15 (Cheeseman et al., 2002a), while Ipll was not detected even ...
Abeer M. Almutairi, 2008
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The English dialect dictionary
BIRL, o. and so. Sc. Irel. th. Cum. Yks. [birl, bi'ral.] 1. I). To make a noise like the rapid turning ofa whee] ; to twirl round, to spin. Sc. Grannie . . . is sitting birling at her wheel, Seo'rr Blk. Dwaaj'(1316)iii; Alineol'windmills blrlingin the breeze, ...
J. Wright, 2004
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The Thunderstone: The Houses of Storem - Volume 1
Birl got up from her corner, more to escapethetension of theroom, thanfor actualneed; the few logsthey hadwould lastdeep intothenight. "Just in case it's going to go on much longer and darkness really sets in." "No, I'll go. I want a look around.
Pj Belanger, 2010
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Characterizing the Role of Kinetochore Passenger Proteins in ...
Consistent with this possibility, we found that CBF3 interacts with Birl , the homologue of the chromosomal KT-passenger protein Survivin. Mutants in Birl similarly affect septin organization, suggesting CBF3 and Birl function together to  ...
Scott Thomas, 2007
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Englishes Around the World: General studies, British Isles, ...
Shona, who switches linguistic varieties fairly often, therefore has only a percentage of 1.4% in Birl and 0.7% in Dug of Scots lexical items in her speech. The other two leading characters both have higher densities of Scotticisms in theirs: ...
Edgar Werner Schneider, 1997
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Documents on the State-Wide Initiative, Referendum and Recall
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Austin Beard, Birl Earl Schultz, 2010
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The Logic of Decision
The most obvious way in which one might hope to get a noncircular characterization of projectibility is to trade on the fact that there are simple terms in English and in other natural languages for such properties as being a boy and being a birl, ...
Richard C. Jeffrey, 1990
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Rameshwar Das Birl
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rameshwar Das Birla (also Rameshwardas Birla) (1892-1973) was an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for founding hospitals in Mumbai, Pilani, and Kolkata.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Bones Hooks: Pioneer Negro Cowboy
Buchanan protested because he realized that the horse was likely to kill Birl. He said, "Handling him is a real man's job." It certainly wasn't a job for a youngster like Birl. The horse beat Birl so badly that he could not hold up his head, and blood ...
Todd, Bruce G.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term birl is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trump's trumpeting leaves golf in uncomfortable position
Next year, it will be head back up the road to Castle Stuart near Inverness as the domestic showpiece continues its birl around the country. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
Will anyone deck Ant-Man?
... not the latter; the Planet stayed resolutely broadsheet, albeit it had a confusing tendency to birl on screen whenever it broke a big story). «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
3
Tale of two cities draws interest
We can yabber about it, or we could give it a birl. Which brings me to a potential problem with this grand plan, and that's the language barrier. «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
4
Family honoring girl finishes 4K-mile journey to Disney World
THEY COMPLETED A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP FOR ALLEGES BIRL WHO BATTLED A RARE CANCER. WE HAVE MORE ON THEIR ... «WKMG Orlando, Jun 15»
5
Revivals are the talk of Broadway
... Abbott Tanya Birl Phillip Boykin Angela Brydon Holly Ann Butler Julius C. Carter Kristine Covillo Stephen DeRosa Megan Fairchild Broadway ... «Houston Chronicle, May 15»
6
Printers Row Lit Fest preview: Lil' Lit Park
Second City veterans Sue Salvi and Megan Kellie will expound on their children's book "Someday a Birl Will Poop on You," which they jokingly ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
7
'Cinderella's Glass Slipper' opens May 22 at Riverfront Theater in …
Directors Guy and Tammy Crawford and musical director Jerry Birl bring this classic tale to the Riverfront Theater stage with the help of a very ... «Cape Gazette, May 15»
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Review: Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Christopher Ryan, better known as Mike of The Young Ones, and Jason Thorpe birl their way through breathless costume changes and plot ... «Edinburgh Evening News, May 15»
9
Iconic festival promotes energy independence
Birl Girl Designs will offer face-painting, and Claire Murray and Tom Breglia will lead other children's activities, which will include a painting/art ... «Chadds Ford Live, May 15»
10
Ulster Log: Phil Coulter takes offence at some out of tune reporting
They sang a song that had a line that claimed: "Our queen can birl her leg." And she really could - spin it, that is. May was named after the ... «Belfast Telegraph, May 15»

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