streel I. \ˈstrē(ə)l\intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps from Irish Gaelic straoillim I trail, straoilleān loiterer 1.chiefly Irish: to saunter idly and aimlessly : trail along : straggle < tinkers streeled into view — Mervyn Wall > 2.chiefly Irish: to trail or float in the manner of a streamer < the peat smoke streeling off — Naomi Mitchison > II. noun orstreel·er\-lər\ (-s) chiefly Irish: an untidy slovenly person : slattern