1. The sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
   "The skirl of bagpipes echoed through the Scottish highlands"

1. Make a shrill, wailing sound
   "skirling bagpipes"
    
2. (music) play the bagpipes
   "The piper skirled a traditional Scottish tune"

Derived forms: skirls, skirling, skirled

Type of: go, play, sound

Encyclopedia: Skirl