英语词汇“whir”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	whir
释义	whir I. verb also whirr \R ˈwh]ər also ˈw], + vowel ]ər.; ]ə̄, + suffixal vowel ]ər. also ]ə̄r, + vowel in a following word ]ər. or ]ə̄ also ]ə̄r\ (whirred ; whirred ; whirring ; whirs) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) quirren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish hvirre to whirl, whir, Old Norse hverfa to turn around — more at wharf *intransitive verb* : to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with the sound of a whir < grouse and ptarmigan whirred across the uplands — American Guide Series: Washington > < the small electric fan … whirred with a monotonous drone — Erskine Caldwell > < the breezes whir through the trees — Gladwin Hill > < telephone whirred — Claud Cockburn > *transitive verb* : to move or carry rapidly with the sound of whirring < had been whirring the dial of the telephone — Erle Stanley Gardner > < the car whirs him away into the night > II. noun also whirr \“\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) quirre, from quirren, v. : a continuous fluttering or generally vibratory sound made by something in rapid motion < the hunter may delight in the whir of the ruffed grouse — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < the strident whir of the big locusts — Willa Cather > < the whir of wheels and spinning tops — K.K.Darrow > < the whir of spinning propellers — American Guide Series: Connecticut >
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