SKIRL

skirl

Verb

  1. To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
    • 1985: Drums began to thump in a variety of rhythms. The flautists were not sure what to play. The shawm began to skirl. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked


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