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skirl

skirl [ skurl ]


noun 
Definition:
 
shrill wailing noise: the high-pitched wailing sound that bagpipes typically make



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle skirled, present participle skirl·ing, 3rd person present singular skirls)
Definition:
 
produce shrill wailing noise: to produce a high-pitched wailing sound on the bagpipes

[14th century. Probably < N Germanic]
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