skirl
noun or verb (skirl, skirls, skirled, skirling); old or rare word
Everyday
A loud, shrill cry or high sound, such as the sound of bagpipes; to make such a cry. tree →
In the lessons
in the lessons a sudden shrill cry from a young boy, which startles a giant who did not expect such a noise from so small a person
Examples
- The pipes gave a loud skirl. tree →
- The boy let out a skirl that made the giant jump. tree →
- The gulls skirled over the harbour. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «skirl» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «skirl» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/skirl/