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• Skirl — may refer to:*Skirl (1999), a CD by Jim Pugliese and David Watson *skirl of pipers, collective noun *Skirl Records, an American record label, focusing on improvised music, run by the artists. Started in 2006 …   Wikipedia

• skirl — [ skɜrl ] verb intransitive SCOTTISH to make a high sound ╾ skirl noun singular: the skirl of bagpipes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Skirl — Skirl, v. t. & i. [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill.] To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Skirl — Skirl, n. A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Skirl Records — is an American record label, focusing on improvised music, run by the artists. It was started in 2006 by Chris Speed, among others. Skirl Records is located in Brooklyn and the artists are mainly involved in the local scene there. Artists *Jim… …   Wikipedia

• skirl-in-the-pan — skirl in the panˈ noun 1. The noise of frying 2. A fried dish • • • Main Entry: ↑skirl …   Useful english dictionary

• skirl — c.1400, to make a shrill sound, from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. skyrla, skrella to shriek ), of imitative origin. In reference to bagpipes, it is attested by 1660s and now rarely used otherwise …   Etymology dictionary

• skirl — ► NOUN ▪ a shrill sound, especially that of bagpipes. ► VERB ▪ (of bagpipes) make such a sound. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

• skirl — [skʉrl] vt., vi. [ME (northern) skrille, skyrle, prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. skrylla, to scream: for IE base see SHRILL] Scot. to sound out in shrill, piercing tones, as a bagpipe does n. a shrill sound, as of a bagpipe …   English World dictionary

• skirl — UK [skɜː(r)l] / US [skɜrl] verb [intransitive] Word forms skirl : present tense I/you/we/they skirl he/she/it skirls present participle skirling past tense skirled past participle skirled Scottish to make a high sound Derived word: skirl UK / US… …   English dictionary

• skirl — verb /skɜːl/ To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. , 1985: Drums began to thump in a variety of rhythms. The flautists were not sure what to play. The shawm began to skirl. Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked …   Wiktionary