skirling
/ˈskɜːlɪŋ/US/ˈskɝlɪŋ/
skirling is the present participle and gerund of skirl.
Noun
skirling (plural skirlings)
Meaning of skirl
Verb
skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirling, simple past and past participle skirled)
- 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
Forms of skirling
| plural | skirlings |
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Questions about skirling
- What does skirling mean?
- Skirling means a small trout or salmon.
- What is skirling the present participle and gerund of?
- Skirling is the present participle and gerund of skirl.
- What part of speech is skirling?
- Skirling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce skirling?
- Skirling is pronounced /ˈskɜːlɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of skirling?
- The plural of skirling is skirlings.
Words near skirling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: skirling (page history and authors); skirl (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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