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skirl
skirl S0454400 (skûrl)v. skirled, skirl·ing, skirls v.intr. To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes.v.tr. To play (a piece) on bagpipes.n.1. The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.2. A shrill wailing sound: "The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness" (Sax Rohmer).
[Middle English skrillen, skirlen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]skirl (skɜːl; Scottish skɪrl) vb (intr) 1. (Music, other) dialect Scot and Northern English (esp of bagpipes) to emit a shrill sound2. (Music, other) to play the bagpipesn3. (Music, other) the sound of bagpipes4. a shrill sound[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; see shrill]skirl (skɜrl)
v.i. 1. to play the bagpipe. n. 2. the sound of a bagpipe. [1350–1400; Middle English scirlen,skrillen (v.), perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrella boom, crash] Skirl of pipers: company of bag-pipe players—Lipton, 1970.skirl
Past participle: skirled
Gerund: skirling
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| I skirl | | you skirl | | he/she/it skirls | | we skirl | | you skirl | | they skirl |
| Preterite |
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| I skirled | | you skirled | | he/she/it skirled | | we skirled | | you skirled | | they skirled |
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| I am skirling | | you are skirling | | he/she/it is skirling | | we are skirling | | you are skirling | | they are skirling |
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| I have skirled | | you have skirled | | he/she/it has skirled | | we have skirled | | you have skirled | | they have skirled |
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| I was skirling | | you were skirling | | he/she/it was skirling | | we were skirling | | you were skirling | | they were skirling |
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| I had skirled | | you had skirled | | he/she/it had skirled | | we had skirled | | you had skirled | | they had skirled |
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| I will skirl | | you will skirl | | he/she/it will skirl | | we will skirl | | you will skirl | | they will skirl |
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| I will have skirled | | you will have skirled | | he/she/it will have skirled | | we will have skirled | | you will have skirled | | they will have skirled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be skirling | | you will be skirling | | he/she/it will be skirling | | we will be skirling | | you will be skirling | | they will be skirling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been skirling | | you have been skirling | | he/she/it has been skirling | | we have been skirling | | you have been skirling | | they have been skirling |
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| I will have been skirling | | you will have been skirling | | he/she/it will have been skirling | | we will have been skirling | | you will have been skirling | | they will have been skirling |
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| I had been skirling | | you had been skirling | | he/she/it had been skirling | | we had been skirling | | you had been skirling | | they had been skirling |
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| I would skirl | | you would skirl | | he/she/it would skirl | | we would skirl | | you would skirl | | they would skirl |
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| I would have skirled | | you would have skirled | | he/she/it would have skirled | | we would have skirled | | you would have skirled | | they would have skirled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | skirl - the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipesound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | | Verb | 1. | skirl - make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" | | 2. | skirl - play the bagpipesmusic - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
Translationsskirl
skirl the sound of bagpipes skirl
Words related to skirlnoun the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipeRelated Wordsverb make a shrill, wailing soundRelated Wordsverb play the bagpipesRelated Words |