skirl

/skərl/
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Other forms: skirling; skirled; skirls

Definitions of skirl
  1. verb
    make a shrill, wailing sound
    “skirling bagpipes”
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    type of:
    go, sound
    make a certain noise or sound
  2. verb
    play the bagpipes
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    type of:
    play
    perform music on (a musical instrument)
  3. noun
    the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
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    type of:
    sound
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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