Twire
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtwaɪə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Twire is a verb meaning (intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
Meaning
(intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
- A sly glance; a leer.
- A twisted filament; a thread.
- (transitive) To twist; twirl.
- (obsolete) A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere.
Example Sentences
Which maids will twire at 'tween their fingers.
I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.
When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.
they put the cocons in hot water, and so stirring them about with a kind of rod, the ends of the silk twires of the cocons stick to it
Word Forms
- twires
- twiring
- twired
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include squint, leer, skew, snilch, by-peep, quiz.
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