A Scottish word meaning to pierce, tingle, vibrate, or thrill; to affect with a sudden sharp sensation.
Of Scottish origin, possibly imitative or from Old English, used dialectally to describe a prickling or piercing sensation.
'Dirl' is one of those wonderful Scots words that English almost never uses—it describes the exact feeling of pins-and-needles, which shows how local languages can have perfect words that bigger languages overlook.
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