Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun skirl

1 sense of skirl

Sense 1
skirl -- (the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe)
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb skirl

2 senses of skirl

Sense 1
skirl -- (make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
skirl -- (play the bagpipes)
       => play -- (perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?")