n.
Pronunciation: ' sk ə r(- ə )l, ' skir(- ə )l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English (Sc) skrillen, skirlen to scream, shriek, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect skræla to cry aloud; akin to Old English scrallettan to resound loudly
Date: circa 1665
intransitive verb of a bagpipe : to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter also : to give forth music
transitive verb : to play (music) on the bagpipe