skirling


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.]