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skirled

skirled is the simple past and past participle of skirl.

Meaning of skirl

Verb

skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirling, simple past and past participle skirled)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
    • Come here, or stay where ye are, and skirl as loud ye can — it's a' ye're gude for — l say, ye auld deevil, skirl — skirl — louder — louder, woman — gar the gentles hear ye in the ha' — I have heard ye as far off as the Bass for a less matter.1819, Walter Scott, “The Bride of Lammermoor”, in Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors, Volume 14, published 1839, page 91

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Questions about skirled

What is skirled the simple past and past participle of?
Skirled is the simple past and past participle of skirl.

Words near skirled in the dictionary

  1. Skirball
  2. Skire Thursday
  3. Skirian
  4. Skirians
  5. skirl
  6. skirled
  7. skirlie
  8. skirling
  9. skirlings
  10. skirls
  11. skirmish

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