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Definition of skirl in English: skirlnoun skəːlskərl A shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes. 尖声(尤指风笛声) we heard a skirl of the pipes Example sentencesExamples - At that moment, from the field the fox has just left, there's the skirl of a hunting horn.
- Not a car horn or police siren could be heard amid the skirl of the pipes of the annual Tartan Day celebrations.
- While the skirl of bagpipes gets his blood pumping, it is nothing compared to the roar of a football crowd.
- In the new post-Anderton age, the fireworks were quite puny and the brave pipers on the roof had their skirls lost in the wind.
- And inspired once more, the great king strides forth to meet his destiny… Cue glorious sunset and skirl of bagpipes.
- Before the workers walked through the factory gates to the skirl of pipes, they were addressed by union officials.
- The melancholy skirl of the bagpipes echoing down a misty glen made my spine tingle with a strong sense of déjà-vu.
- It was a great result and I gave a special skirl on the pipes.
- Charlie Kennedy needs to give his pipes a skirl and lead the charge.
- At midnight he led all of us up and down the A64 to the skirl of the pipes, a memorable experience.
- The skirl of the bagpipes provided a stirring backdrop, and his skin tingled with excitement.
- There's something about the skirl of a hundred pipers at sunset.
- And the stuttering, pseudo-Latino skirl of One More Tequila is entirely the wrong choice to close such an otherwise harmless record.
- Instead, with the skirl of the bagpipes and a thumping bass beat, on comes Flower of Scotland and we sing along as lustily as if we are at Murrayfield.
- But there should be more to it than the skirl of the bagpipe and the swirl of the plaid.
- The weather hadn't improved much, and the skirls of snow carried on the wind chilled him to the bone.
verb skəːlskərl [no object](of bagpipes) produce a shrill, wailing sound. the pipes skirled and moaned down the street the skirling of the Breton bagpipes Example sentencesExamples - Brass fanfares and skirling strings back Ashcroft's voice.
- He has just turned 24, though with his slight, 5'3 ‘frame, skirling falsetto voice and golden bangs, he looked not a day older than 12.’
- Wind instruments are pushed into their highest registers, while skirling, abrasive strings bulk out the textures.
- Off I set with kilt swirling, pipes skirling and feather bonnet flowing in what little wind there was.
- Call the number featured and a CD-rom will wing its way to you, no doubt with bagpipes skirling and free shortbread accompanying said disk.
- Ponting seems to suggest that he is a lone piper skirling on a distant hill.
- It has nothing to do with misty glens, fiery alcoholic drinks, or skirling pipe music.
- It's certainly true that the siren song skirling out from all that heather and tartan has proven irresistible to punter and celebrity alike.
- Saluting the coffin after the service as pipers skirled a haunting lament, he looked devastated.
- They displayed a different virtuosity following the skirling entrance of director Ron C. Wallace playing the bagpipes.
- No more tally-ho across the shires then, no more hunting horns skirling across the frosty banks of willows in the winter morning.
- The water is still, yachts bob gently at anchor, and sea-gulls skirl through the sky.
OriginLate Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; ultimately imitative. Rhymesbirl, burl, churl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, squirl, swirl, twirl, whirl, whorl Definition of skirl in US English: skirlnounskərlskərl A shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes. 尖声(尤指风笛声) we heard a skirl of the pipes Example sentencesExamples - While the skirl of bagpipes gets his blood pumping, it is nothing compared to the roar of a football crowd.
- And the stuttering, pseudo-Latino skirl of One More Tequila is entirely the wrong choice to close such an otherwise harmless record.
- Instead, with the skirl of the bagpipes and a thumping bass beat, on comes Flower of Scotland and we sing along as lustily as if we are at Murrayfield.
- Charlie Kennedy needs to give his pipes a skirl and lead the charge.
- The melancholy skirl of the bagpipes echoing down a misty glen made my spine tingle with a strong sense of déjà-vu.
- There's something about the skirl of a hundred pipers at sunset.
- And inspired once more, the great king strides forth to meet his destiny… Cue glorious sunset and skirl of bagpipes.
- It was a great result and I gave a special skirl on the pipes.
- At midnight he led all of us up and down the A64 to the skirl of the pipes, a memorable experience.
- But there should be more to it than the skirl of the bagpipe and the swirl of the plaid.
- The weather hadn't improved much, and the skirls of snow carried on the wind chilled him to the bone.
- The skirl of the bagpipes provided a stirring backdrop, and his skin tingled with excitement.
- In the new post-Anderton age, the fireworks were quite puny and the brave pipers on the roof had their skirls lost in the wind.
- Before the workers walked through the factory gates to the skirl of pipes, they were addressed by union officials.
- At that moment, from the field the fox has just left, there's the skirl of a hunting horn.
- Not a car horn or police siren could be heard amid the skirl of the pipes of the annual Tartan Day celebrations.
verbskərlskərl [no object](of bagpipes) make a shrill, wailing sound. (风笛)发出尖声 the pipes skirled and moaned down the street the skirling of the Breton bagpipes Example sentencesExamples - Off I set with kilt swirling, pipes skirling and feather bonnet flowing in what little wind there was.
- It's certainly true that the siren song skirling out from all that heather and tartan has proven irresistible to punter and celebrity alike.
- Wind instruments are pushed into their highest registers, while skirling, abrasive strings bulk out the textures.
- Ponting seems to suggest that he is a lone piper skirling on a distant hill.
- He has just turned 24, though with his slight, 5'3 ‘frame, skirling falsetto voice and golden bangs, he looked not a day older than 12.’
- Saluting the coffin after the service as pipers skirled a haunting lament, he looked devastated.
- Call the number featured and a CD-rom will wing its way to you, no doubt with bagpipes skirling and free shortbread accompanying said disk.
- The water is still, yachts bob gently at anchor, and sea-gulls skirl through the sky.
- It has nothing to do with misty glens, fiery alcoholic drinks, or skirling pipe music.
- Brass fanfares and skirling strings back Ashcroft's voice.
- They displayed a different virtuosity following the skirling entrance of director Ron C. Wallace playing the bagpipes.
- No more tally-ho across the shires then, no more hunting horns skirling across the frosty banks of willows in the winter morning.
OriginLate Middle English (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; ultimately imitative. |