English Dictionary

birl

/bɝl/

verb

(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.

She birls the hula hoop around her waist.

意味（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.

意味（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."

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.

意味（3）

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