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skirl

UK/skɜːl/ US/skɜɹl/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe

verb

1.

make a shrill, wailing sound

  • “skirling bagpipes”
2.

play the bagpipes

Origin

Originally from Scots and Northern English dialects (as a verb), probably of Old Norse origin; ultimately imitative.

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