Associations to the word «Skirl»

Wiktionary

SKIRL, verb. (Scotland) (Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

Dictionary definition

SKIRL, noun. The sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe.
SKIRL, verb. Make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes".
SKIRL, verb. Play the bagpipes.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras