skirl

[ skurl ]

/ skɜrl /

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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

Words nearby skirl

skip-tooth saw, skip tracer, skip welding, skip zone, ski rack, skirl, skirling, skirmish, Skirnir, Skíros, skirr

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Example sentences from the Web for skirl

Come here—or stay where ye are, and skirl as loud as ye can; it's a' ye're gude for.
Bride of Lammermoor|Sir Walter Scott
Shriller than the scream of shells above them was the skirl of pipes, going with them.
Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs
Fin now gave a skirl that startled the giant, as coming from such a youngster as he was represented to be.
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry|William Butler Yeats
Her voice went with the skirl of an east wind through the rat-riddled mansion of the Hallidays.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

For wi' the bang and the skirl the thing had clean disappeared.
David Balfour, Second Part|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for skirl

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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单词	skirl
释义	skirl [ skurl ] / skɜrl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skirl ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Words nearby skirl skip-tooth saw, skip tracer, skip welding, skip zone, ski rack, skirl, skirling, skirmish, Skirnir, Skíros, skirr Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skirl Come here—or stay where ye are, and skirl as loud as ye can; it's a' ye're gude for. Bride of Lammermoor\|Sir Walter Scott Shriller than the scream of shells above them was the skirl of pipes, going with them. Now It Can Be Told\|Philip Gibbs Fin now gave a skirl that startled the giant, as coming from such a youngster as he was represented to be. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry\|William Butler Yeats Her voice went with the skirl of an east wind through the rat-riddled mansion of the Hallidays. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown For wi' the bang and the skirl the thing had clean disappeared. David Balfour, Second Part\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for skirl 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to skirl blare, hiss, sound, signal, whine, warble, pipe, toot, whiz, wheeze, blast, shriek, fife, trill, tootle, flute
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skirl

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of skirl

Words nearby skirl

Example sentences from the Web for skirl

British Dictionary definitions for skirl

verb (intr)

noun

Word Origin for skirl

Words related to skirl