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Meanings of
whir
in English
Portuguese
ronronar
Catalan
bonir
Back to the meaning
Make a soft swishing sound.
purr
whiz
whizz
Portuguese
ronronar
Sound of something in rapid motion.
whirring
whirr
birr
Synonyms
Examples for "
purr
"
purr
whiz
whizz
Examples for "
purr
"
1
The hushed
purr
of the spring broke the stillness in metallic tinklings.
2
Two: Cats have created the perfect
purr
to make you feed them.
3
I did not know whether to expect a
purr
or a roar.
4
She leaned across the table, her voice dropping to a dangerous
purr
.
5
JOHN: I never learned to
purr
;
it must be amusing-forthe Queen.
1
Princeton computer science
whiz
Ed Felten and others point out the conundrum.
2
You may be a
whiz
at design, but I know the marketplace.
3
Stop and add the flour and baking powder and
whiz
some more.
4
The tray ended up on the floor and gee
whiz
,
what's this?
5
That's the message of Barnaby Jack, a software-cracking
whiz
turned digital-security researcher.
1
The more the corn fell, the quicker she made the sickle
whizz
.
2
He was a mathematics
whizz
-
kid
and destined for Harvard and great things.
3
It was at this time that the
whizz
-
bang
shell made its debut.
4
Shots began to
whizz
overhead and to splash the water around us.
5
The pods
whizz
up obligingly and stop politely, waiting to be boarded.
Usage of
whir
in English
1
The
whir
of the rotors on the support choppers was long gone.
2
The generator was loud; I hoped we'd get used to its
whir
.
3
I push the button and let the saw
whir
to a stop.
4
A
whir
of wings in the air above her head awakened Varta.
5
They were deep in the forest when they heard a
whir
overhead.
6
And then he heard the
whir
of helicopter blades over the building.
7
The
whir
of the car now seemed to be a world-filling sound.
8
From beneath them came the
whir
of the main generator spinning up.
9
You'll
whir
along smoothly and -almost -silently for 13 miles.
10
Their spitting, purring roars were drowning out the
whir
of the engines.
11
After a few seconds the
whir
grew fainter, the gyrations stopped automatically.
12
The gears are starting to click and the engines beginning to
whir
.
13
In the distance, Wendy could hear the clacking
whir
of a helicopter.
14
Five seconds passed followed by a
whir
as the lock was released.
15
Duane heard the
whir
of the differential and the grating of gears.
16
Sometimes there was a double click and a
whir
and another click.
Other examples for "whir"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
whir
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
hear the whir
be a whir
soft whir
faint whir
constant whir
More collocations
Translations for
whir
Portuguese
ronronar
Catalan
bonir
brunzir
brumir
xiular
Whir
through the time
Whir
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common