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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
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
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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