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twires

twires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of twire.

twires is the plural of twire.

Meaning of twire

Verb (1)

twire (third-person singular simple present twires, present participle twiring, simple past and past participle twired)

  1. (intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
    • I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.c. 1619–1623, John Fletcher, “Women Pleas’d”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene i
  2. (intransitive) To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
    • When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 28”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

Verb (2)

twire (third-person singular simple present twires, present participle twiring, simple past and past participle twired)

  1. (transitive) To twist; twirl.

See all 6 meanings of twire

Questions about twires

What is twires the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Twires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of twire.

Words near twires in the dictionary

  1. twips
  2. twire
  3. twire-pipe
  4. twire-pipes
  5. twired
  6. twires
  7. twiring
  8. twirk
  9. twirks
  10. twirl
  11. twirl one's moustache

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