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Streek vs Streel - What's the difference?

streek | streel |

As verbs the difference between streek and streel

is that streek is to stretch while streel is to trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion.

As a noun streel is

a disreputable woman, a slut.

streek

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland, transitive) To stretch.
  • (archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland, transitive) To lay out, as a dead body.
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    streel

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A disreputable woman, a slut.
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    • Etymology 2

    Compare (stroll) and (streal).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (colloquial) To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion.
    • (Thackeray)

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