whirr

whirr  (hwûr, wûr)

v. & n. Chiefly British

Variant of whir.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whirr - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" whir, whirring, birr sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	whirr - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" birr, purr, whir, whiz, whizz sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	whirr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birds churr let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

Translations

whirr [wɜːʳ]

A. N [of insect wings] → zumbido m; [of machine] (quiet) → zumbido m, runrún m; (louder) → rechino m

B. VI [insect wings] → zumbar; [machine] (quietly) → zumbar, runrunear; (more loudly) → rechinar

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whirr [ˈ^hwɜː^r] vi [machine] → vrombir → Un hélicoptère vrombissait au-dessus de nos têtes.; [insect's wing] → vrombir
The camera whirred and clicked → La caméra ronronnait et cliquetait.
the whirring sound of the film projector
BUT le ronronnement du projecteur de film.

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whirr, whir

n (of wings) → Schwirren nt; (of wheels, camera, machine, quiet) → Surren nt; (louder) → Brummen nt, → Dröhnen nt

vi (wings) → schwirren; (wheels, camera, machine, quietly) → surren; (louder) → brummen, dröhnen

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whirr whir [wɜːʳ]

1. n (of insect wings, machine) → ronzio

2. vi → ronzare

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whirr whir(r)