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▪ I. whirra|ˈhwɪrə|
[f. whirr, whir n.]
A whirring sound that varies in quality. (The examples are Austral.)
1929K. S. Prichard Coonardoo i. 14 The pigeon flew off with a whirra of grey silken wings. 1969H. Willard in P. A. Smith Folklore Austral. Railwaymen 174 Within two minutes whirra whirra whirra, the spears and boomerangs were coming over our heads.
▪ II. whirra, -oo, whirret
see wirra, wherret. |