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whir W0093600 (wûr, hwûr)v. whirred, whir·ring, whirs v.intr. To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound: The fan whirred in the window. A bee whirred past my ear.v.tr. To cause to make or move with such a sound: "She whirred the wheel of the sewing-machine round and round" (Virginia Woolf).n. A sound of buzzing or vibration: the whir of turning wheels. [Middle English whirren, probably of Scandinavian origin.]whir (wɜː) or whirrn1. a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping2. a bustle or rushvb, whirs, whirrs, whirring or whirredto make or cause to make a whir[C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kvirra, Danish hvirre; see whirl]whir or whirr (ʰwɜr, wɜr) v. whirred, whir•ring, n. v.i. 1. to go, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming sound. v.t. 2. to move or transport with a whirring sound: A car whirred him away. n. 3. an act or sound of whirring: the whir of wings. [1350–1400; Middle English quirre (Scots) < Scandinavian; compare Dan hvirre, Norwegian kvirra. See whirl] whir Past participle: whirred Gerund: whirring
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I whir | you whir | he/she/it whirs | we whir | you whir | they whir |
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I whirred | you whirred | he/she/it whirred | we whirred | you whirred | they whirred |
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I am whirring | you are whirring | he/she/it is whirring | we are whirring | you are whirring | they are whirring |
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I have whirred | you have whirred | he/she/it has whirred | we have whirred | you have whirred | they have whirred |
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I was whirring | you were whirring | he/she/it was whirring | we were whirring | you were whirring | they were whirring |
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I had whirred | you had whirred | he/she/it had whirred | we had whirred | you had whirred | they had whirred |
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I will whir | you will whir | he/she/it will whir | we will whir | you will whir | they will whir |
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I will have whirred | you will have whirred | he/she/it will have whirred | we will have whirred | you will have whirred | they will have whirred |
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I will be whirring | you will be whirring | he/she/it will be whirring | we will be whirring | you will be whirring | they will be whirring |
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I have been whirring | you have been whirring | he/she/it has been whirring | we have been whirring | you have been whirring | they have been whirring |
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I will have been whirring | you will have been whirring | he/she/it will have been whirring | we will have been whirring | you will have been whirring | they will have been whirring |
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I had been whirring | you had been whirring | he/she/it had been whirring | we had been whirring | you had been whirring | they had been whirring |
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I would whir | you would whir | he/she/it would whir | we would whir | you would whir | they would whir |
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I would have whirred | you would have whirred | he/she/it would have whirred | we would have whirred | you would have whirred | they would have whirred | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | whir - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"whirr, whirring, birrsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | Verb | 1. | whir - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"birr, purr, whirr, whiz, whizzsound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
whirverbTo make a continuous low-pitched droning sound:bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whiz.nounA continuous low-pitched droning sound:bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whiz.Translationswhir(r) (wəː) – past tense, past participle whirred – verb to make, or move with, a buzzing sound, especially as of something turning through the air. The propellers whirred and we took off. 嗡嗡作響地製作、移動或轉動 呼呼作声地飞(或转) noun such a sound. 嗡嗡作動聲 呼呼声,飕飕声 WHIR
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whirenUK Related to whir: whirlpool, whirr, white pagesSynonyms for whirverb to make a continuous low-pitched droning soundSynonyms- bumble
- burr
- buzz
- drone
- hum
- whiz
noun a continuous low-pitched droning soundSynonyms- bumble
- burr
- buzz
- drone
- hum
- whiz
Synonyms for whirnoun sound of something in rapid motionSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make a soft swishing soundSynonymsRelated Words |