whirr - Definition from the COLOURS AND SOUNDS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Date:	1300-1400
Origin:	Probably from a Scandinavian language

whirr
verb

whirr , whir See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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past tense and past participle whirred, present participle whirring [intransitive]

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C to make a fairly quiet regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast:

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Helicopters whirred overhead.

—whirr noun [countable usually singular]

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the whirr of an electric motor

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