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Skirling vs Swirling - What's the difference?

skirling | swirling |

As verbs the difference between skirling and swirling

is that skirling is while swirling is .

As nouns the difference between skirling and swirling

is that skirling is (uk|dialect) a small trout or salmon while swirling is a pattern or motion that swirls.

As an adjective swirling is

that swirls.

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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    swirling

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • that swirls

    • Noun

  • A pattern or motion that swirls.

    • Verb

    (head)