skirl(n = noun.event) - the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe;
is a kind of sound
Derived forms verb skirl2, verb skirl1
1. skirl(v = verb.perception) - make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"
is one way to go, sound
Derived form noun skirl1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
2. skirl(v = verb.creation) - play the bagpipes;
is one way to play
Derived form noun skirl1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [1913 Webster]
A shrill cry or sound. [1913 Webster]
skirl, n. & v.
--n. the shrill sound characteristic of bagpipes.
--v.intr. make a skirl.
Etymology:
prob. Scand.: ult. imit.