SKIRLING

Verb

skirling

present participle of skirl

Noun

skirling (plural skirlings)

(UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.

(Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.

Source: Wiktionary

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Skirl"ing, n.

Definition: A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. Mrs. J. H. Ewing.

Skirl"ing, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]

SKIRL

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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