释义 |
thwartle, v. Obs. exc. dial.|ˈθwɔːt(ə)l| [dim. or freq. of thwart v.: see -le 3.] intr. To speak or act in contradiction.
1647Trapp Comm. Rom. ii. 8 That wrangle and thwartle against clearest truths. 1847–78Halliwell, Thurtle, to cross in discourse; to contradict. Somerset. Whartle, to cross; to tease. Norf. |