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skirl

/skɜrl/
noun
  1. A shrill, piercing sound, especially of bagpipes.
    • A sudden skirl from the instrument startled the audience.
    • The skirl echoed off the castle walls.
    • The skirl of the bagpipes announced the start of the parade.
verb
  1. To produce a shrill, piercing sound, especially like that of bagpipes.
    • The bagpiper began to skirl a lively tune at the festival.
    • We could hear the pipes skirl from across the valley.
    • The wind seemed to skirl through the narrow canyon.
Synonyms
shriekscreech
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