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Meanings of whirr in English
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Examples for "whirring"
Examples for "whirring"
1
The whip was whirring in the air again; but it never fell.
2
The tongue begins its whirring like the fan-wheel before the clock strikes.
3
Nemes is using all her energy fighting off the Shrike's whirring blades.
4
She also heard whirring, screeching sounds outside -drilling and cutting tools.
5
Small grass bucks and hares bounded past me; birds came whirring by.
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.
1
Very faint at first were the birr of wheels and the tat-tat-tat of the horses' feet.
2
A gentle birr, like the distant note of a toneless beetle, insinuated itself into their dreams.
3
Kerosene is retailing at 8.59 birr from 5.72 birr previously.
4
A slick Wexford side claimed victory in blustery conditions at Birr yesterday.
5
They have two children and divide their time between London and Birr.
Usage of whirr in English
1
In the midst of all this the tower clock began to whirr-
2
Turkeys run into the coppice, and pheasants whirr up from the path.
3
The whirr of an approaching motor caused them both to look up.
4
The phonograph went off into an inarticulate whirr of its own machinery.
5
The cab began to quiver, then it started forward with a whirr.
6
The sudden whirr of a bird's flight attracted only a casual glance.
7
A whirr, a bashing, a mechanical stirring of the crisp alpine air.
8
As I sat sewing, his sudden, unexpected whirr made me look up.
9
When one cog in the the Mill stops, another starts to whirr.
10
So fierce you whirr and pound you drums-soshrill you bugles blow.
11
The whirr of grasshoppers filled the air and the humming of insects innumerable.
12
And the whirr of the brush which revolves near the ceiling
13
The whirr of the mowing machine filled the air with a lazy droning.
14
The gentle whirr of the loom stole through the window as they approached.
15
The whirr of a telephone bell broke in upon his meditation.
16
The whirr and snort of a taxi broke the thread of her thoughts.
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United Kingdom
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