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streel

verb
\ ˈstrēl How to pronounce streel (audio) \
streeled; streeling; streels

Definition of streel

 (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 chiefly Irish : to saunter idly and aimlessly
2 chiefly Irish : to trail or float in the manner of a streamer

streel

noun

Definition of streel (Entry 2 of 2)

chiefly Irish
: an untidy slovenly person

Examples of streel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Sip libations underground at Venice’s oldest bar Established in 1915, The Del Monte was a basement-level speakeasy during Prohibition and served notorious characters using a streel-level grocery store as a cover. — Eva Fedderly, Vogue, "A Guide to the Curious Finds and Hidden Gems of Venice Beach," 10 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of streel

Verb

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1842, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for streel

Verb

Irish straoill-, sraoill- to tear apart, trail, trudge, from Old Irish sroiglid he scourges, from sroigell scourge, from Latin flagellum — more at flagellate

Noun

Irish straoill, sraoill, from straoill-, verb

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