Antonyms for whirr

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : hwur, wur

Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɜr, wɜr

Definition of whirr

Origin : c.1400, Scottish, "fling, hurl," probably from Old Norse hvirfla, frequentative of hverfa "to turn" (see wharf). Cf. Danish hvirvle, Dutch wervelen, German wirbeln "to whirl." Related: Whirred; whirring.

As in drone : noun continuous noise
As in roll : verb thunder, reverberate
As in rotate : verb go around in circle
As in sibilate : verb hiss
As in drone : verb making noise continuously
As in hiss : verb make buzzing sound; ridicule

Example sentences :

There was the whirr of an electric bell, and she knew that Anthony had come.
Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey

A rabbit or two scuttled away, and a pheasant flew off with a whirr.
Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil

One of his sounds or calls is like the buzz of a reel or the whirr of an alarm-clock.
Extract from : « The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers » by John Burroughs

The whirr of that arrow lived in Roger's mind the rest of his days.
Extract from : « Some Three Hundred Years Ago » by Edith Gilman Brewster

But as she looked this way and that way, Iduna heard a whirr of wings above her.
Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum

As he was lifting it off the fire he heard a whirr of wings above his head.
Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum

For a moment I thought it was due to the whirr of our own wheels.
Extract from : « The Motor Pirate » by George Sidney Paternoster

The buzzer's whirr triggered his muscles into complete relaxation.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

The whirr of the rattle went on for a second or two, then gradually subsided.
Extract from : « The Black Buccaneer » by Stephen W. Meader

The birds rose with a whirr—and then was repeated that horror of his youth.
Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux

Synonyms for whirr

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