English Explanatory Dictionary

streel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disreputable woman, a slut.
verb
  1. To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹiːl/ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪi̯l] [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪi̯l] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-streel.wav

Word forms

streel streels streeling streeled

Etymology

From Irish straoill (“untidy person”).

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