About The Word Skirl
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Skirl
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What's The Definition Of Skirl?
[n] the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
[v] play the bagpipes [v] fly around, as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind [v] make a shrill, wailing sound, as of bagpipes Synonyms | Synonyms for Skirl: tumble | whirl | whirl around Related Terms | Find terms related to Skirl: See Also | go | move | play | sound | sound Skirl In Webster's Dictionary \Skirl\, v. t.& i. [Of Scand. origin, and originally the
same word as E. shrill.]
To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
\Skirl\, n. A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] |
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