skirling

English

Verb

skirling

  1. present participle of skirl

Noun

skirling (plural skirlings)

  1. (Britain, dialectal) A small trout or salmon.
  2. (Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
    • Mrs J. H. Ewing
      When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.

References
  • skirling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • "skirling" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
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