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skirl
English
Etymology
Originally from Scots and Northern English dialects (as a verb), probably of Old Norse origin; ultimately imitative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sk??l/
- Rhymes: -??(r)l
Verb
skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirling, simple past and past participle skirled)
- (Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
- 1819, Walter Scott, The Bride of Lammermoor, 1839, Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors, Volume 14, page 91,
- Come here, or stay where ye are, and skirl as loud ye can — it's a' ye're gude for — l say, ye auld deevil, skirl — skirl — louder — louder, woman — gar the gentles hear ye in the ha' — I have heard ye as far off as the Bass for a less matter.
- 1829, James Hogg (as the Ettrick Shepherd), The p and the q, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 26, page 693,
- He gloom'd and he skirl'd, and, when in hard case, / He whiles gae his mother a yerk on the face;
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked,
- Drums began to thump in a variety of rhythms. The flautists were not sure what to play. The shawm began to skirl.
- 1819, Walter Scott, The Bride of Lammermoor, 1839, Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors, Volume 14, page 91,
Noun
skirl (plural skirls)
- (Scotland, Northern England) A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
- 1977, Raja Proctor, The Illicit Immigrant, page 92,
- To a resounding wail headed by the King-Kong skirl, all gangs joined in hauling in the net.
- 2003, Michael Morpurgo, The Last Wolf, page 26,
- 'Have we found a son only to lose him?' she cried, 'And what for? For the skirl of the pipes, is it? […] '
- 2006 [Bantam], Nick Drake, Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead, 2011, Black Swan, page 191,
- The last servants and late officials hurried into their places, the guards took their positions, and then, with a beating of the drums and a skirl of reed pipes, the whole group made its way back across the courtyard and up the stairs to the Window of Appearances between the palace and the Great Temple.
- 1977, Raja Proctor, The Illicit Immigrant, page 92,
Anagrams
- lirks
Scots
Verb
skirl (third-person singular present skirls, present participle skirlin, past skirlt, past participle skirlt)
- to make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes
- to scream
- to shriek
- to laugh shrilly
Noun
skirl (plural skirls)
- shrill, piercing noise
- scream, screech
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skirling
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sk??l??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sk?l??/
Verb
skirling
- present participle of skirl
Noun
skirling (plural skirlings)
- (Britain, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
- (Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
- 1885, Juliana Horatia Ewing, The Story of a Short Life
- When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.
- 1885, Juliana Horatia Ewing, The Story of a Short Life
References
- skirling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- "skirling" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
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