Category:Skirling

Skirl"ing, n.

Defn: a shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir w. Scott. When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. Mrs. J. H. Ewing.

Skirling Skirl"ing, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: a small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [prov. Eng.]