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Skirling vs Skirting - What's the difference?

skirling | skirting |

As verbs the difference between skirling and skirting

is that skirling is present participle of lang=en while skirting is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between skirling and skirting

is that skirling is a small trout or salmon while skirting is skirting board.

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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    skirting

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • skirting board
  • skirts collectively; material for skirts
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