v. t. & i. [ Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill. ] To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A shrill cry or sound. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The missel thrush; -- so called from its harsh alarm note. [ Prev. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The turnstone. [ Prev. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. Mrs. J. H. Ewing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]