"skirl" meaning in Scots

See skirl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: skirls [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|skirls|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} skirl (plural skirls), {{sco-noun}} skirl (plural skirls)
  1. shrill, piercing noise
    Sense id: en-skirl-sco-noun-23rsaMkH
  2. scream, screech
    Sense id: en-skirl-sco-noun-N1R4kSKU

Verb

Forms: skirls [present, singular, third-person], skirlin [participle, present], skirlt [past], skirlt [participle, past]
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  1. to make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes
    Sense id: en-skirl-sco-verb-cMxEYDHp
  2. to scream
    Sense id: en-skirl-sco-verb-5sVIyJIu
  3. to shriek
    Sense id: en-skirl-sco-verb-MocVXBA4 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 9 17 36 4
  4. to laugh shrilly
    Sense id: en-skirl-sco-verb-DIOjbVZ2
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