skirling

English

Verb

skirling

1. present participle of skirl

Noun

skirling (plural skirlings)

1. (UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
2. (Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

   • Mrs J. H. Ewing

     When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.

References

• “skirling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• "skirling" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.