n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
n. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of emitting a shrill sound; also, a shrill sound; a skirl.
Word Usage
"Queen Victoria herself used to have the pipers file out before her at Balmoral to the "skirling" of "Bonnie Dundee," "Over the Water to Charlie," and "Wha'll Be King but Charlie!""