skirling

[ skur-ling ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. the act of shrieking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skirling¹

First recorded in 1775–85; skirl + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He did not imagine he would hear these skirling pipers again.

From The Daily Beast

She played absent-mindedly, her fingers skipping and skirling on the notes.

From Project Gutenberg

He heard the bagpipes of the Highlanders skirling behind as he reached the opening in the forest.

From Project Gutenberg

But whaur Tam hung there was naething but the craig, and the sea below, and the solans skirling and flying.

From Project Gutenberg

And there would be a fiddler diddling his elbock in the chimney-side; and this thing had nae music but the skirling of the solans.

From Project Gutenberg

There was more skirling of bells, another nerve-trying wait, and at last the clerk of the hotel answered.

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