SKIRL

skirl

(noun) the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe

skirl

(verb) play the bagpipes

skirl

(verb) make a shrill, wailing sound; “skirling bagpipes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirling, simple past and past participle skirled)

(Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

Noun

skirl (plural skirls)

(Scotland, Northern England) A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

Anagrams

• lirks

Source: Wiktionary

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Skirl, v. t.& i. Etym: [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill.]

Definition: To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Skirl, n.

Definition: A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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