“Sometimes it seemed the keening of Highland pipes skirled through the howling winds.”
-Lord of Samarcand
1. skirl
[skərl]
VERB
1. (of bagpipes) make a shrill, wailing sound.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; ultimately imitative.
RELATED FORMS
skirled (past tense)
skirled (past participle)
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