Skirling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskɜːlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Skirling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of skirl.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of skirl.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
- (Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
Example Sentences
When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.
"And at ony rate , if he suld hear her skirling her auld ends oʻsangs , he's no to ken for that that there's ony body wi' her."
Word Forms
- skirlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tumble, whirl, sperling, whitling, sparling, speldron.
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