skirl UK /skɜːl/US /skɜɹl/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •(Scotland, Northern-England) A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.To a resounding wail headed by the King-Kong skirl, all gangs joined in hauling in the net. — 1977 •A blast (of wind-blown snow or rain); a gust (especially if accompanied by snow or rain, or a shill or whistling sound).Skirls of snow swept over the pavements, and in the roadway the tracks of cars were lined with brownish slush. — 2007 verb1 •(Scotland, Northern-England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.He gloom'd and he skirl'd, and, when in hard case, / He whiles gae his mother a yerk on the face — 1829 formsskirled · skirling · skirls
