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skirl
skirl S0454400 (skûrl)v. skirled, skirl·ing, skirls v.intr. To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes.v.tr. To play (a piece) on bagpipes.n.1. The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.2. A shrill wailing sound: "The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness" (Sax Rohmer). [Middle English skrillen, skirlen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]skirl (skɜːl; Scottish skɪrl) vb (intr) 1. (Music, other) dialect Scot and Northern English (esp of bagpipes) to emit a shrill sound2. (Music, other) to play the bagpipesn3. (Music, other) the sound of bagpipes4. a shrill sound[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; see shrill]skirl (skɜrl) v.i. 1. to play the bagpipe. n. 2. the sound of a bagpipe. [1350–1400; Middle English scirlen,skrillen (v.), perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrella boom, crash] Skirl of pipers: company of bag-pipe players—Lipton, 1970.skirl Past participle: skirled Gerund: skirling
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I skirl | you skirl | he/she/it skirls | we skirl | you skirl | they skirl |
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I skirled | you skirled | he/she/it skirled | we skirled | you skirled | they skirled |
Present Continuous |
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I am skirling | you are skirling | he/she/it is skirling | we are skirling | you are skirling | they are skirling |
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I have skirled | you have skirled | he/she/it has skirled | we have skirled | you have skirled | they have skirled |
Past Continuous |
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I was skirling | you were skirling | he/she/it was skirling | we were skirling | you were skirling | they were skirling |
Past Perfect |
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I had skirled | you had skirled | he/she/it had skirled | we had skirled | you had skirled | they had skirled |
Future |
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I will skirl | you will skirl | he/she/it will skirl | we will skirl | you will skirl | they will skirl |
Future Perfect |
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I will have skirled | you will have skirled | he/she/it will have skirled | we will have skirled | you will have skirled | they will have skirled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be skirling | you will be skirling | he/she/it will be skirling | we will be skirling | you will be skirling | they will be skirling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been skirling | you have been skirling | he/she/it has been skirling | we have been skirling | you have been skirling | they have been skirling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been skirling | you will have been skirling | he/she/it will have been skirling | we will have been skirling | you will have been skirling | they will have been skirling |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been skirling | you had been skirling | he/she/it had been skirling | we had been skirling | you had been skirling | they had been skirling |
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I would skirl | you would skirl | he/she/it would skirl | we would skirl | you would skirl | they would skirl |
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I would have skirled | you would have skirled | he/she/it would have skirled | we would have skirled | you would have skirled | they would have skirled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | skirl - the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipesound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | Verb | 1. | skirl - make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" | | 2. | skirl - play the bagpipesmusic - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" | Translationsskirl
skirl the sound of bagpipes skirl
Words related to skirlnoun the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipeRelated Wordsverb make a shrill, wailing soundRelated Wordsverb play the bagpipesRelated Words |