streel
1 of 2verb
ˈstrēl 
streeled; streeling; streels
intransitive verb
1
chiefly Ireland : to saunter idly and aimlessly
2
chiefly Ireland : to trail or float in the manner of a streamer
streel
2 of 2noun
chiefly Ireland
: an untidy slovenly person
Word History
Etymology
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
First Known Use
Verb
1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1842, in the meaning defined above
- be secure in the belief
- be secure in the belief/knowledge
- be secure in the knowledge
- be shot of
- be sick
- be sickening for
- be so bold
- be so kind
- be sold out
- be spoiling for
- be spoken for
- be starved
- be starving
- be starving/starved
- be stream national park
- be struck by
- be struck on
- be supposed to
- be sure
- be sweet on
- be that as it may
- be the death of
- be to
- be to do with
- be toast