skirls

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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