verb
- to vibrate or tingle; to thrill or pierce with a sharp sensation
- to knock or rap sharply on a door
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect
Usage: Scottish dialect
Examples
- The cold wind made her skin dirl with sensation.
- He felt a dirling pain shoot through his arm.
- She dirled on the door to get someone's attention.
- The electric shock caused a dirling sensation across his chest.
- A dirling knock echoed through the quiet house.