birled

past tense of birl, chiefly Scottish
as in roistered
to take part in drunken revelry spent a good part of his time in Edinburgh birling into the wee small hours of the night

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  • Older adults who drank nitrate-rich beetroot juice had fewer mouth bacteria called Prevotella, which is linked to inflammation, and more helpful bacteria like Neisseria.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And last season, the pair drank a whole lot of that tasty tea with the help of Corbin.
    Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Tiny reveled about her husband on her own Instagram.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • There’s no one in my social circle who hasn’t binged The Hunting Wives by now.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Birled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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