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Significats de whirring en anglès

Sound of something in rapid motion.

Whirring.

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Examples for "whir"
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The whir of the rotors on the support choppers was long gone.
All You Need Is Kill
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The generator was loud; I hoped we'd get used to its whir.
Delta girls
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I push the button and let the saw whir to a stop.
Cleaving
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A whir of wings in the air above her head awakened Varta.
The Gifts of Asti
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They were deep in the forest when they heard a whir overhead.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
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In the midst of all this the tower clock began to whirr-
English Fairy Tales
2
Turkeys run into the coppice, and pheasants whirr up from the path.
The Scalp Hunters
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The whirr of an approaching motor caused them both to look up.
Calvary Alley
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The phonograph went off into an inarticulate whirr of its own machinery.
Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
5
The cab began to quiver, then it started forward with a whirr.
England, My England
1
Very faint at first were the birr of wheels and the tat-tat-tat of the horses' feet.
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
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A gentle birr, like the distant note of a toneless beetle, insinuated itself into their dreams.
The Return of Blue Pete
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Kerosene is retailing at 8.59 birr from 5.72 birr previously.
Reuters
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A slick Wexford side claimed victory in blustery conditions at Birr yesterday.
The Irish Times
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They have two children and divide their time between London and Birr.
The Irish Times
Ús de whirring en anglès
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The whip was whirring in the air again; but it never fell.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
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The tongue begins its whirring like the fan-wheel before the clock strikes.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
3
Nemes is using all her energy fighting off the Shrike's whirring blades.
The Hyperion Cantos
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She also heard whirring, screeching sounds outside -drilling and cutting tools.
Paul of dune
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Small grass bucks and hares bounded past me; birds came whirring by.
African Camp Fires
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A million thoughts were whirring through my mind, all of them frightening.
Welcome to Camp Nightmare
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The whirring of the wheels made a pleasant accompaniment to his thoughts.
Atlantis
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There was a whirring sound as the plane skimmed over the ground.
The Boy Allies at Liège; Or, Through Lines of Steel
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And the voice, very hard and whirring, came out of the trumpet.
Kim
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When she heard the wheel whirring, Tibbles dared at last to emerge.
Dogsbody
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Nor was the recovery we sought merely a purposeless whirring of machinery.
State of the Union Addresses
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Vor could hear the soft whirring of recirculating fans in the background.
Navigators of Dune
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All at once, he heard a gentle whirring somewhere amongst the toys.
At the Back of the North Wind
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He heard a whirring sound, and saw the magnetic mooring cables jerk.
Gold in the Sky
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At that moment my clock began whirring and wheezing and struck seven.
Notes from the Underground
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A whirring sound as of disturbed air and then a dull thud.
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