skirling
[ skur-ling ]
/ ˈskɜr lɪŋ /
noun Scot. and North England.
the act of shrieking.
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Definition for skirling (2 of 2)
skirl
[ skurl ]
/ skɜrl /
verb (used without object)
to play the bagpipe.
Scot. and North England. to shriek.
noun
the sound of a bagpipe.
Scot. and North England. any shrill sound.
Origin of skirl
1350–1400; Middle English scirlen, skrillen (v.), perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrella boom, crash
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British Dictionary definitions for skirling
skirl
/ (skɜːl, Scottish skɪrl) /
verb (intr)
Scot and Northern English dialect (esp of bagpipes) to emit a shrill sound
to play the bagpipes
noun
the sound of bagpipes
a shrill sound
Word Origin for skirl
C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; see shrill
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