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Tired vs Twired - What's the difference?

tired | twired |

As verbs the difference between tired and twired

is that tired is past tense of tire while twired is past tense of twire.

As an adjective tired

is in need of some rest or sleep.

tired

English

Verb

(head)
  • (tire)

    • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • In need of some rest or sleep.
  • Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
    • I'm tired of this
  • Overused]], [[cliché.
    • a tired song

    Usage notes

    * Adverbs often applied to "tired": physically, mentally, emotionally.

    Synonyms

    * exhausted * fatigued * sleepy * See also * See also

    See also

    * I am tired * sick and tired * that tired feeling

    Anagrams

    *

    twired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (twire)

    • twire

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (twir)
  • To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Which maids will twire 'tween their fingers.
  • To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
  • * Shakespeare
    • When sparkling stars twire not.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sly glance; a leer.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A twisted filament; a thread.
    • (John Locke)

    Etymology 3

    Perhaps from a dialectal form of *. Compare (l), (l).

    Verb

    (twir)
  • To twist; twirl.