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Skirl vs Skirling - What's the difference?

skirl | skirling |

As verbs the difference between skirl and skirling

is that skirl is to make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes while skirling is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun skirling is

a small trout or salmon.

skirl

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
  • :* 1985': Drums began to thump in a variety of rhythms. The flautists were not sure what to play. The shawm began to '''skirl . — Anthony Burgess, ''Kingdom of the Wicked
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    skirling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
  • (Northern England, and, Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • * Mrs J. H. Ewing
    • When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.

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