birls

present tense third-person singular of birl, chiefly Scottish
as in wassails
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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  • According to the Mayo Clinic, milk allergy symptoms can occur a few minutes to a few hours after a person drinks milk or eats milk products.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
  • In others, the rebellious teenager drinks elsewhere.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
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  • Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • In 1945, Claire and Frank finally take a real honeymoon in Inverness, where Claire basically binges info on Scottish Highlander history and the Battle of Culloden thanks to Frank nerding out.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Birls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birls. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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