Dictionary Definition

skirl n : the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe

1 make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"

2 play the bagpipes

User Contributed Dictionary

Originally and Northern English dialects, probably of origin; ultimately imitative.

To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
- 1985: Drums began to thump in a variety of rhythms. The flautists were not sure what to play. The shawm began to skirl. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

Skirl may refer to:

Skirl (1999), a CD by Jim Pugliese and David Watson
skirl of pipers, collective noun
Skirl Records, an American record label, focusing on improvised music, run by the artists. Started in 2006.