skirl in English

noun
1
a shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes.
Not a car horn or police siren could be heard amid the skirl of the pipes of the annual Tartan Day celebrations.
verb
1
(of bagpipes) make a shrill, wailing sound.
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.

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