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Significados de whir em inglês

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Make a soft swishing sound.

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Sound of something in rapid motion.

Uso de whir em inglês
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The whir of the rotors on the support choppers was long gone.
All You Need Is Kill
2
The generator was loud; I hoped we'd get used to its whir.
Delta girls
3
I push the button and let the saw whir to a stop.
Cleaving
4
A whir of wings in the air above her head awakened Varta.
The Gifts of Asti
5
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
6
And then he heard the whir of helicopter blades over the building.
Damned If You Don't
7
The whir of the car now seemed to be a world-filling sound.
The Light of the Western Stars
8
From beneath them came the whir of the main generator spinning up.
The passage
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You'll whir along smoothly and -almost -silently for 13 miles.
Wired
10
Their spitting, purring roars were drowning out the whir of the engines.
Our Pilots in the Air
11
After a few seconds the whir grew fainter, the gyrations stopped automatically.
A Chair on the Boulevard
12
The gears are starting to click and the engines beginning to whir.
The Irish Times
13
In the distance, Wendy could hear the clacking whir of a helicopter.
Caught
14
Five seconds passed followed by a whir as the lock was released.
Mass Effect: Deception
15
Duane heard the whir of the differential and the grating of gears.
Summer of Night
16
Sometimes there was a double click and a whir and another click.
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Translations for whir
português
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Whir ao longo do tempo
Whir nas variantes da língua
Estados Unidos da América
Comum
Reino Unido
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