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Significados de whirr en inglés

portugués
ronronar
catalán
bonir

Make a soft swishing sound.

ronronar
catalán
brunzinar

Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds.

brunzinar
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Examples for "purr"
Examples for "purr"
1
The hushed purr of the spring broke the stillness in metallic tinklings.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
2
Two: Cats have created the perfect purr to make you feed them.
BBC
3
I did not know whether to expect a purr or a roar.
The Great Book of Amber
4
She leaned across the table, her voice dropping to a dangerous purr.
Terminal
5
JOHN: I never learned to purr; it must be amusing-forthe Queen.
A Parody Outline of History / Wherein May Be Found a Curiously I...
1
Princeton computer science whiz Ed Felten and others point out the conundrum.
Wired
2
You may be a whiz at design, but I know the marketplace.
The Great Book of Amber
3
Stop and add the flour and baking powder and whiz some more.
Radio NZ
4
The tray ended up on the floor and gee whiz, what's this?
Radio NZ
5
That's the message of Barnaby Jack, a software-cracking whiz turned digital-security researcher.
Wired
1
The more the corn fell, the quicker she made the sickle whizz.
The Path of Life
2
He was a mathematics whizz-kid and destined for Harvard and great things.
The Guardian
3
It was at this time that the whizz-bang shell made its debut.
One Young Man / The simple and true story of a clerk who enliste...
4
Shots began to whizz overhead and to splash the water around us.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
5
The pods whizz up obligingly and stop politely, waiting to be boarded.
The Guardian

Sound of something in rapid motion.

Uso de whirr en inglés
1
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
3
The whirr of an approaching motor caused them both to look up.
Calvary Alley
4
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
6
The sudden whirr of a bird's flight attracted only a casual glance.
Angel Island
7
A whirr, a bashing, a mechanical stirring of the crisp alpine air.
The Guardian
8
As I sat sewing, his sudden, unexpected whirr made me look up.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 / A Magazine...
9
When one cog in the the Mill stops, another starts to whirr.
The Guardian
10
So fierce you whirr and pound you drums-soshrill you bugles blow.
Leaves of Grass
11
The whirr of grasshoppers filled the air and the humming of insects innumerable.
The Knave of Diamonds
12
And the whirr of the brush which revolves near the ceiling
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 29, 1891
13
The whirr of the mowing machine filled the air with a lazy droning.
The Knave of Diamonds
14
The gentle whirr of the loom stole through the window as they approached.
A Book of Quaker Saints
15
The whirr of a telephone bell broke in upon his meditation.
Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and i...
16
The whirr and snort of a taxi broke the thread of her thoughts.
The Moon out of Reach
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Translations for whirr
portugués
ronronar
Whirr a través del tiempo
Whirr por variante geográfica
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