skirl (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.
[Middle English skrillen, skirlen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
Definition from The Free Dictionary.
3 comments:
Yes! I'm a huge fan of the onomatopoeia. Lovin' the poster.
The sound of a bagpipe curls my toes and makes me want to scream. So skirl sounds about right.
Oh, I have heard that word before but it was some kid trying to say school. Guess that's a little bit different.
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