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firtle

UK/ˈfɜːtəl/US/ˈfɝtəl/

firtle verb: to mess around, to waste time.

Verb

firtle (third-person singular simple present firtles, present participle firtling, simple past and past participle firtled)

  1. (Cumbria) To mess around, to waste time.
    • Stop tha firtlin’ aboot.

Forms of firtle

third-person singular presentfirtles
present participlefirtling
past participlefirtled
pastfirtled

Words that rhyme with firtle

Questions about firtle

What does firtle mean?
Firtle means to mess around, to waste time.
What part of speech is firtle?
Firtle is a verb.
How do you pronounce firtle?
Firtle is pronounced /ˈfɜːtəl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of firtle?
The past tense of firtle is firtled.

Words near firtle in the dictionary

  1. Firth of Forth
  2. Firth of Lorn
  3. Firth of Tay
  4. Firthian
  5. firths
  6. firtle
  7. firtree
  8. firtrees
  9. Firun'baidhoo
  10. firwood
  11. firwoods

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