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skirl

[ skurl ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to play the bagpipe.
  2. Scot. and North England. to shriek.


noun

  1. the sound of a bagpipe.
  2. Scot. and North England. any shrill sound.

skirl

/ skɪrl; skɜːl /

verb

  1. dialect.
    (esp of bagpipes) to emit a shrill sound
  2. to play the bagpipes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the sound of bagpipes
  2. a shrill sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of skirl1

1350–1400; Middle English scirlen, skrillen (v.), perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skrella boom, crash
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of skirl1

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; see shrill
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Bringing Scotland to the Pacific Northwest for over 75 years through the skirl o’ the Pipes and Drums, the beauty of Highland Dancing, the brawn of Scottish athletics, and the sharing of clan history!

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Thousands of Scotland fans are in London ahead of their Euro 2020 match with England - but the skirl of the bagpipes has largely been drowned out by a 1970s disco classic.

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"It had all the strange, wild, emotional force of the skirl of a bagpipe," wrote Herbert Warren Wind.

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Boats sounded their horns across Bristol harbour, while in Oban the high school pipe band added their skirl to the vote of thanks.

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Speaking after the event, Sir Billy said: "The crowds were brilliant and hearing the skirl of the pipes echoing along Sixth Avenue made me dance a wee jig in my heart. What a day."

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