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单词 skirl
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Definition of skirl in English:

skirl

noun skəːlskərl
  • A shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes.

    we heard a skirl of the pipes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At that moment, from the field the fox has just left, there's the skirl of a hunting horn.
    • Not a car horn or police siren could be heard amid the skirl of the pipes of the annual Tartan Day celebrations.
    • While the skirl of bagpipes gets his blood pumping, it is nothing compared to the roar of a football crowd.
    • In the new post-Anderton age, the fireworks were quite puny and the brave pipers on the roof had their skirls lost in the wind.
    • And inspired once more, the great king strides forth to meet his destiny… Cue glorious sunset and skirl of bagpipes.
    • Before the workers walked through the factory gates to the skirl of pipes, they were addressed by union officials.
    • The melancholy skirl of the bagpipes echoing down a misty glen made my spine tingle with a strong sense of déjà-vu.
    • It was a great result and I gave a special skirl on the pipes.
    • Charlie Kennedy needs to give his pipes a skirl and lead the charge.
    • At midnight he led all of us up and down the A64 to the skirl of the pipes, a memorable experience.
    • The skirl of the bagpipes provided a stirring backdrop, and his skin tingled with excitement.
    • There's something about the skirl of a hundred pipers at sunset.
    • And the stuttering, pseudo-Latino skirl of One More Tequila is entirely the wrong choice to close such an otherwise harmless record.
    • Instead, with the skirl of the bagpipes and a thumping bass beat, on comes Flower of Scotland and we sing along as lustily as if we are at Murrayfield.
    • But there should be more to it than the skirl of the bagpipe and the swirl of the plaid.
    • The weather hadn't improved much, and the skirls of snow carried on the wind chilled him to the bone.
verb skəːlskərl
[no object]
  • (of bagpipes) produce a shrill, wailing sound.

    the pipes skirled and moaned down the street
    the skirling of the Breton bagpipes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Brass fanfares and skirling strings back Ashcroft's voice.
    • He has just turned 24, though with his slight, 5'3 ‘frame, skirling falsetto voice and golden bangs, he looked not a day older than 12.’
    • Wind instruments are pushed into their highest registers, while skirling, abrasive strings bulk out the textures.
    • Off I set with kilt swirling, pipes skirling and feather bonnet flowing in what little wind there was.
    • Call the number featured and a CD-rom will wing its way to you, no doubt with bagpipes skirling and free shortbread accompanying said disk.
    • Ponting seems to suggest that he is a lone piper skirling on a distant hill.
    • It has nothing to do with misty glens, fiery alcoholic drinks, or skirling pipe music.
    • It's certainly true that the siren song skirling out from all that heather and tartan has proven irresistible to punter and celebrity alike.
    • Saluting the coffin after the service as pipers skirled a haunting lament, he looked devastated.
    • They displayed a different virtuosity following the skirling entrance of director Ron C. Wallace playing the bagpipes.
    • No more tally-ho across the shires then, no more hunting horns skirling across the frosty banks of willows in the winter morning.
    • The water is still, yachts bob gently at anchor, and sea-gulls skirl through the sky.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; ultimately imitative.

Rhymes

birl, burl, churl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, squirl, swirl, twirl, whirl, whorl
 
 

Definition of skirl in US English:

skirl

nounskərlskərl
  • A shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes.

    we heard a skirl of the pipes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the skirl of bagpipes gets his blood pumping, it is nothing compared to the roar of a football crowd.
    • And the stuttering, pseudo-Latino skirl of One More Tequila is entirely the wrong choice to close such an otherwise harmless record.
    • Instead, with the skirl of the bagpipes and a thumping bass beat, on comes Flower of Scotland and we sing along as lustily as if we are at Murrayfield.
    • Charlie Kennedy needs to give his pipes a skirl and lead the charge.
    • The melancholy skirl of the bagpipes echoing down a misty glen made my spine tingle with a strong sense of déjà-vu.
    • There's something about the skirl of a hundred pipers at sunset.
    • And inspired once more, the great king strides forth to meet his destiny… Cue glorious sunset and skirl of bagpipes.
    • It was a great result and I gave a special skirl on the pipes.
    • At midnight he led all of us up and down the A64 to the skirl of the pipes, a memorable experience.
    • But there should be more to it than the skirl of the bagpipe and the swirl of the plaid.
    • The weather hadn't improved much, and the skirls of snow carried on the wind chilled him to the bone.
    • The skirl of the bagpipes provided a stirring backdrop, and his skin tingled with excitement.
    • In the new post-Anderton age, the fireworks were quite puny and the brave pipers on the roof had their skirls lost in the wind.
    • Before the workers walked through the factory gates to the skirl of pipes, they were addressed by union officials.
    • At that moment, from the field the fox has just left, there's the skirl of a hunting horn.
    • Not a car horn or police siren could be heard amid the skirl of the pipes of the annual Tartan Day celebrations.
verbskərlskərl
[no object]
  • (of bagpipes) make a shrill, wailing sound.

    the pipes skirled and moaned down the street
    the skirling of the Breton bagpipes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Off I set with kilt swirling, pipes skirling and feather bonnet flowing in what little wind there was.
    • It's certainly true that the siren song skirling out from all that heather and tartan has proven irresistible to punter and celebrity alike.
    • Wind instruments are pushed into their highest registers, while skirling, abrasive strings bulk out the textures.
    • Ponting seems to suggest that he is a lone piper skirling on a distant hill.
    • He has just turned 24, though with his slight, 5'3 ‘frame, skirling falsetto voice and golden bangs, he looked not a day older than 12.’
    • Saluting the coffin after the service as pipers skirled a haunting lament, he looked devastated.
    • Call the number featured and a CD-rom will wing its way to you, no doubt with bagpipes skirling and free shortbread accompanying said disk.
    • The water is still, yachts bob gently at anchor, and sea-gulls skirl through the sky.
    • It has nothing to do with misty glens, fiery alcoholic drinks, or skirling pipe music.
    • Brass fanfares and skirling strings back Ashcroft's voice.
    • They displayed a different virtuosity following the skirling entrance of director Ron C. Wallace playing the bagpipes.
    • No more tally-ho across the shires then, no more hunting horns skirling across the frosty banks of willows in the winter morning.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; ultimately imitative.

 
 
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