(Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

(Scotland, Northern England) A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

simple past tense and past participle of skirl

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirl

plural of skirl

present participle of skirl

(UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon. / (Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.

plural of skirling

A Scottish dish of oatmeal fried with fat, onions, stock, and seasonings.