streel

1 of 2

verb

ˈstrēl

streeled; streeling; streels

intransitive verb

chiefly Ireland : to saunter idly and aimlessly

chiefly Ireland : to trail or float in the manner of a streamer

streel

2 of 2

noun

chiefly Ireland

: an untidy slovenly person

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Noun

The open-roofed structure, wrapped in interwoven streel structs, functioned as one of the main venues for the Summer Olympics in 2008. —

CNN, 4 Feb. 2022

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

Time Traveler

The first known use of streel was in 1805

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