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skirl

verb /skɜːl/

  1. To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

    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.

Where it comes from

Originally from Scots and Northern English dialects (as a verb), probably of Old Norse origin; ultimately imitative.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry skirl (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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