Skirl vs. Skirling — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Skirl and Skirling
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Skirl
To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes.
Skirling
Skirling is a parish, community council area and village in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders situated 2½ miles east of Biggar in Lanarkshire. Biggar Water, a tributary the River Tweed forms the southern boundary of the parish with the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho.
Skirl
To play (a piece) on bagpipes.
Skirling
To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes.
Skirl
The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.
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Skirling
To play (a piece) on bagpipes.
Skirl
A shrill wailing sound
"The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness" (Sax Rohmer).
Skirling
The shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of bagpipes.
Skirl
To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
Skirling
A shrill wailing sound
"The skirl of a police whistle split the stillness" (Sax Rohmer).
Skirl
A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
Skirling
Present participle of skirl
Skirl
To utter in a shrill tone; to scream.
Skirling
A small trout or salmon.
Skirl
A shrill cry or sound.
Skirling
A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
Skirl
The sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
Skirling
A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.
Skirl
Make a shrill, wailing sound;
Skirling bagpipes
Skirling
A small trout or salmon; - a name used loosely.
Skirl
Play the bagpipes
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