thirling
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
Definition of thirling
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The act of boring or perforating
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noun
- The act of boring or perforating
- Same as thirl
- (Northern-England)In lead-mining, a mark indicating the termination of a set or pitch
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of thirl
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Etymology
From Middle English thurlunge, from Old English þȳrlung (“piercing”), verbal noun of þȳrlian (“to pierce”). Equivalent to thirl + -ing.
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