| 释义 |
▪ I. twingle, v. rare. Now dial.|ˈtwɪŋg(ə)l|
[Prob. imitative.]
intr. To twist, twine, wriggle, writhe.
c1645Howell Lett. II. lv, German mothers..put..into a cup of Rhenish..somtimes a little living Eel, which twingling in the wine while the child is drinking so scares him, that many com to abhor..wine all their lives after. 1813W. Beattie Fruits Time Parings (1873) 4 A lingle, To swing the roast; They had nae jack, but this could twingle Wi' little cost. 1880W. Cornw. Gloss., Twingle, to wriggle; to writhe.
▪ II. twingle
obs. variant of twinkle. |