Skirl

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skirl \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.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Skirl \Skirl\, n.
     A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skirl
       n : the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
       v 1: make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"
       2: play the bagpipes