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- Dictionarywhir/(h)wər/
verb
- 1. (especially of a machine or a bird's wings) make a low, continuous, regular sound: "the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air"
noun
- 1. a low, continuous, regular sound: "the whir of the projector"
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The meaning of WHIR is to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir. How to use whir in a sentence.
noun. a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping. The silence was broken by the whirring of a helicopter. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'whirring' in a sentence. whirring.
noun. sound of something in rapid motion. synonyms: birr, whir, whirr. see more. adjective. like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings. synonyms: noisy. full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds.
Noun. 1. whirring - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers". whir, whirr, birr. sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them". Adj. 1. whirring - like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings.
( esp. of machines) to make a soft, continuous sound like a wheel turning very quickly: I could hear the dishwasher whirring in the kitchen. whir. noun [ C usually sing ] us / hwɜr, wɜr / (also whirr) There was a whir of wings as the ducks rose up into the air.
( especially of machines) to make a low, soft, continuous sound: I could hear the washing machine whirring in the kitchen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sounds made by objects, movement or impact. bang around. bleep. boop. choo-choo. chuff. clap along. click away. crunch. honk. plop. resonance. rumble. spit. squeak. susurrus. swoosh.
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