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whirr  (hwûr, wûr)

v. & n. Chiefly British

Variant of whir.

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whirr or whir

Noun

a prolonged soft whizz or buzz: the whirr of the fax machine

Verb

[whirring, whirred]

to produce a prolonged soft whizz or buzz [probably from Old Norse]

whirring nadj

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 [wəːʳ] vi → zumbar

whirr [wəːʳ] vi → bruire; ronronner; vrombir

whirr [wəːʳ] vi [motor etc] → surren

whirr [wəːʳ] vi → ronzare

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whirr whir(r)