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twiring

twiring is the present participle and gerund 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 twiring

What is twiring the present participle and gerund of?
Twiring is the present participle and gerund of twire.

Words near twiring in the dictionary

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

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