Skirl Definition

skûrl
skirls
verb
To sound out in shrill, piercing tones, as a bagpipe does.
Webster's New World
To play (a piece) on bagpipes.
American Heritage
noun
The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.
American Heritage
A shrill sound, as of a bagpipe.
Webster's New World

Origin of Skirl

  • Originally Scots and Northern English dialects, probably of Old Norse origin; ultimately imitative.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English skrillen, skirlen probably of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Skirl Sentence Examples

  • Away in the distance we could hear the skirl of the bag pipes getting louder.

  • In the days of border raids from Scotland into northern England, the skirl of bagpipes often meant ' The Cats are coming !

  • To the skirl of the pipes, guests can visit more than 30 rooms of the castle.

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Words Starting With

SSKSKI

Words Ending With

LRLIRL

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Words Starting With S and Ending With L

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