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How do you use Skirl in a sentence? See 1 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sound or play, plus the exact meaning.

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Skirl in a sentence

Skirl meaning

To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

Synonyms of Skirl

sound go play

Related words

Other words often associated with Skirl or its synonyms:

move lead good fit run action work safe intelligent diversion unsound undamaged

Using Skirl

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
  • Useful related words include: sound, go, play.
  • In the example corpus, skirl often appears in combinations such as: skirl of.

Context around Skirl

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dawn 1×

Sentence patterns with Skirl

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

pre dawn skirl of bagpipes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in folkestone kent 1×

Common sentence endings:

skirl of bagpipes 1×

Words around Skirl

Just before it in the word index:

skirbeck 2 skirball 11 skipworth 6 skipwith 2 skipton 87 skipthedishes 2

Just after it in the word index:

skirmish 106 skirmished 7 skirmisher 2 skirmishers 11 skirmishes 131 skirmishing 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Skirl

  • In this selection, "skirl" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dawn stand out and add context to how "skirl" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include pre dawn skirl of bagpipes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skirl" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skirl

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In Folkestone, Kent, where Mr Boyle was in attendance to witness the likeness of war poet Lieutenant Wilfred Owen carved into Sunny Sands, the day’s events began with the pre-dawn skirl of bagpipes. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

In Folkestone, Kent, where Mr Boyle was in attendance to witness the likeness of war poet Lieutenant Wilfred Owen carved into Sunny Sands, the day’s events began with the pre-dawn skirl of bagpipes. (35 words)

Example sentences (1)

In Folkestone, Kent, where Mr Boyle was in attendance to witness the likeness of war poet Lieutenant Wilfred Owen carved into Sunny Sands, the day’s events began with the pre-dawn skirl of bagpipes.

Common combinations with skirl

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • skirl of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skirl" in a sentence?
An example: "In Folkestone, Kent, where Mr Boyle was in attendance to witness the likeness of war poet Lieutenant Wilfred Owen carved into Sunny Sands, the day’s events began with the pre-dawn skirl of bagpipes." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "skirl" from authentic English texts.
What does "skirl" mean?
Skirl means: To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
What are synonyms of "skirl"?
Common synonyms of "skirl" include: sound, go, play.
How many example sentences with "skirl" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "skirl", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.