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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

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