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verb 
  1. 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 . " Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
Etymology: Originally (Sco.) and Northern English dialects, probably of origin; ultimately imitative.


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