Meaning of "skirl" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKIRL

Probably of Scandinavian origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SKIRL

skirl  [skɜːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIRL

Skirl is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb skirl in English.

WHAT DOES SKIRL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skirl in the English dictionary

The first definition of skirl in the dictionary is to emit a shrill sound. Other definition of skirl is to play the bagpipes. Skirl is also the sound of bagpipes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SKIRL

PRESENT

Present

I skirl

you skirl

he/she/it skirls

we skirl

you skirl

they skirl

Present continuous

I am skirling

you are skirling

he/she/it is skirling

we are skirling

you are skirling

they are skirling

Present perfect

I have skirled

you have skirled

he/she/it has skirled

we have skirled

you have skirled

they have skirled

Present perfect continuous

I have been skirling

you have been skirling

he/she/it has been skirling

we have been skirling

you have been skirling

they have been skirling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I skirled

you skirled

he/she/it skirled

we skirled

you skirled

they skirled

Past continuous

I was skirling

you were skirling

he/she/it was skirling

we were skirling

you were skirling

they were skirling

Past perfect

I had skirled

you had skirled

he/she/it had skirled

we had skirled

you had skirled

they had skirled

Past perfect continuous

I had been skirling

you had been skirling

he/she/it had been skirling

we had been skirling

you had been skirling

they had been skirling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will skirl

you will skirl

he/she/it will skirl

we will skirl

you will skirl

they will skirl

Future continuous

I will be skirling

you will be skirling

he/she/it will be skirling

we will be skirling

you will be skirling

they will be skirling

Future perfect

I will have skirled

you will have skirled

he/she/it will have skirled

we will have skirled

you will have skirled

they will have skirled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been skirling

you will have been skirling

he/she/it will have been skirling

we will have been skirling

you will have been skirling

they will have been skirling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would skirl

you would skirl

he/she/it would skirl

we would skirl

you would skirl

they would skirl

Conditional continuous

I would be skirling

you would be skirling

he/she/it would be skirling

we would be skirling

you would be skirling

they would be skirling

Conditional perfect

I would have skirl

you would have skirl

he/she/it would have skirl

we would have skirl

you would have skirl

they would have skirl

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been skirling

you would have been skirling

he/she/it would have been skirling

we would have been skirling

you would have been skirling

they would have been skirling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you skirl
we let´s skirl
you skirl

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to skirl

Past participle

skirled

Present Participle

skirling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SKIRL

Find out the translation of skirl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of skirl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skirl» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: skirl
• Translator English - Spanish: skirl
• English: skirl
• Translator English - Hindi: तेज़ आवाज़
• Translator English - Arabic: skirl
• Translator English - Russian: skirl
• Translator English - Portuguese: skirl
• Translator English - Bengali: ধ্বনিত হত্তয়া
• Translator English - French: son aigu
• Translator English - Malay: Skirl
• Translator English - German: skirl
• Translator English - Japanese: skirl
• Translator English - Korean: skirl
• Translator English - Javanese: Skirl
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kêu
• Translator English - Tamil: கிரீச் சொலி செய்
• Translator English - Marathi: डोक्याची कडी
• Translator English - Turkish: gayda sesi
• Translator English - Italian: skirl
• Translator English - Polish: skirl
• Translator English - Ukrainian: skirl
• Translator English - Romanian: skirl
• Translator English - Greek: skirl
• Translator English - Afrikaans: snerpen
• Translator English - Swedish: skirl
• Translator English - Norwegian: skirl

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIRL»

Discover the use of skirl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skirl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...

Skirl-crake, s. The Sand-piper, a bird, Shetl. " Tringa Interpres, (Lin. Syst.) Skirl- crake, Turnstone, Sea Dotterel, or Hebridal Sandpiper." Ed- monstone's Zetl. ii. 240. SKIRL, Wind accompanied by rain or snow ; as, " a skirl o1 gnaw," Aberd.

John Jamieson, 1825

A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words ...

To SKIRL, Skirls, v. n. To cry or sound shrilly, S. Hams. Burns. — Isl. skrall-a, sonum streperum tdero. SKIRL, s. A shrill cry, S. Douglas.— Isl. skrall, Dan. s'.raai , voctferatus. To SKIRL up, v. a. To aing vociferously. "Skirl up the Bangor." Bums.

John Jamieson, 1867

Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish language: in which the ...

To SKIRL, SKIRLE, v. n. To cry or sound shrilly, S. Rams. Burns.—Isl. skrall-a, sonum streperum edere. SKIRL, s. A shrill cry, S. Douglas.—Isl. skrall. Dan. skraal, vociferatus. To SKIRL up, v. a. the Bangor.” SKIRL, s. Wind accompanied by rain ...

John Jamieson, 1867

Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...

Skirl-crake, s. The Sand-piper, a bird, Shetl. " Tringa Interpres, (Lin. Syst.) Skirl- crake, Turnstone, Sea Dotterel, or Hebridal Sandpiper." Ed- monstone's Zetl. ii. 240. SKI RL, s. Wind accompanied by rain or snow ; as, " a skirl o' snaw," Aberd.

John Jamieson, 1841

Night Lamp

1 After an hour of brooding, Skirl decided that the treatment accorded her by the bank had exceeded tolerable limits of disrespect. She telephoned the Clam Muffin Committee and described the offensive events. The bank, so she declared,  ...

Jack Vance

High-Resolution Imaging and Spectrometry of Materials

22. M. Hoffman, S. Skirl, W. Pompe and Jiirgen Rodel (1999) Thermal Residual Strains and Stresses in Al2O3/Al Composites With Interpenetrating Networks Acta Materialia, Vol 47: 565-577 23. S. Skirl, M. Hoffman, K. Bowman, S. Wiederhorn, ...

Manfred Rühle, Frank Ernst, 2003

Guns boom in Fiji, pipes skirl down under: gentlemen, the Queen

At Mount Maunganui, New Zealand bagpipers at surf- side skirl proud welcome. Guns. Boom. in. Fiji,. Pipes. Skirl. Down. Under. arriving at the opera in Auckland, N.Z., the queen displays her sunburn. She got the burn earlier that day when, ...

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Sympathies

Skirl-Pipered Winter Bags the frigid air, Howls our hearths to glow. Icicle beards Cambered from the jowls of time, Prisim sun-tones through the pine. The double- cold double-bassist wails Vibrato old chimney drafts, Flying angel sparks in the ...

Michael D. O?Kelly, 2014

The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life

Sitting skirling on a cauld brae side." . Scott. Skirl. To cry, to shriek shrilly. " And skirl out bauld, in Norlan' speech." Fergusson. Skirt t. Shrieked. " I skirl't fu' loud, ' Oh ! wae befa' thee.' " Fergusson. Sklent. Slant, to run aslant, to deviate from truth.

Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham, 1834

The Waverley Sketch Book: Or, a Collection of the Most ...

I say, ye auld deevil, skirl — skirl — louder — louder, woman ; gar the gentles hear ye in the ha', — And stay — down wi' that crockery." And, with a sweeping blow, he threw down from a shelf some articles of pewter and earthenware.

Sir Walter Scott, Charles Olliffe, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIRL»

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Burntisland gets an early taste of the skirl of the pipes

The skirl of pipes came early to Burntisland as the community prepared for its annual Highland games. Pipers from across Scotland and the north of England ... «The Courier, Jul 15»

PICTURED: Stormont echoes to skirl of pipes and steady drum beats …

Stormont is echoing to the skirl of pipes and steady drum beats with the UK Pipe Band Championships taking place today. The toe-tapping entertainment from ... «Belfast Live, Jun 15»

Scottish bagpipe maker turns skirl to profit

A SCOTTISH bagpipe-maker who made his first set of pipes using parts from a washing machine is now selling his instruments to a global market from his ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»

Northland Scottish-Irish folks to skirl and swirl Friday night at CSS

Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- Get ready for the skirl of bagpipes and the swirl of the kilt. The Duluth Scottish Heritage Association is getting ready for its annual ... «Northland's NewsCenter, Mar 15»

Prestonpans musicians 'give it a skirl'

Young musicians in Prestonpans are preparing to “give it a skirl” as they prepare for the world's largest schools' piping and drumming competition. Dedicated to ... «East Lothian News, Jan 15»

Square resounds to skirl of the pipes

The 34th Jenny Mair Highland Square Day where upwards of 20 highland pipe bands and scores of contestant solo bagpipers, solo drummers and highland ... «Manawatu Standard, Dec 14»

Skirl of the pipes and cannon fire at the Cape Town tattoo

Cape Town military tattoo starts on Thursday Starting tomorrow the Castle will again host the annual Cape Town Military Tattoo, a spectacular event showcasing ... «defenceWeb, Nov 14»

Gefängnis-Chef von "Deutschlands schwersten Jungs" hört auf

Einer der bekanntesten Gefängnis-Direktoren Deutschlands geht in den Ruhestand: Michael Skirl, Knast-Chef der JVA Werl. Die sitzen im Hochsicherheitstrakt ... «Derwesten.de, Aug 14»

Chef der JVA Werl geht in Ruhestand: Ein Arbeitsleben hinter …

5 Jahre Gefängnis - als Chef. Jetzt geht der Leiter der JVA Werl Michael Skirl in den Ruhestand. Er hatte es mit Schwerverbrechern zu tun, unter anderem der ... «FOCUS Online, Jul 14»

Sexualstraftäter: JVA hofft auf Signal des Gerichts

Dass die Strafvollstreckungskammer Arnsberg diesen Beschluss gefasst hat, habe ihn „überrascht“, sagt JVA-Leiter Michael Skirl. „Damit haben wir nicht ... «Soester Anzeiger, Feb 14»