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skirl

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skirl  (skûrl)
v. skirled, skirl·ing, skirls
v.intr.
To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes.
v.tr.
To play (a piece) on bagpipes.
n.
1. The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.
2. A shrill wailing sound: "The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness" (Sax Rohmer).

[Middle English skrillen, skirlen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

skirl Scot & N English dialect
Noun
the sound of bagpipes
Verb
(of bagpipes) to give out a shrill sound [probably from Old Norse]

Skirl of pipers: company of bag-pipe players—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.skirl - the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb1.skirl - make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.skirl - play the bagpipes
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"


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He makes 'em skirl like a good one," cried Will from the box, eager to air the accomplishments of his race.
ye'll find Miss Blanche a bit baulder than to skirl at a flash o' lightning, that gait
 
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