Meaning & use
Skirl
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A shrill, high-pitched sound, especially the sound made by bagpipes.
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The skirl of bagpipes echoed across the highland glen.
Pipers made the pipes skirl as the parade began.
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A Scots word, closely tied to the sound of Highland bagpipes.
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