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# skirl

noun or verb (skirl, skirls, skirled, skirling); old or rare word

«skirl» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A loud, shrill cry or high sound, such as the sound of bagpipes; to make such a cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirl/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirl/#x1)
- The boy let out a skirl that made the giant jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirl/#x2)
- The gulls skirled over the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirl/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skirl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirl/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skirl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skirl.html) on Mova free.