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Significados de whirr em inglês

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Make a soft swishing sound.

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Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds.

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Sound of something in rapid motion.

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Examples for "whirring"
Examples for "whirring"
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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
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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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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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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
Uso de whirr em inglês
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In the midst of all this the tower clock began to whirr-
English Fairy Tales
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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
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The cab began to quiver, then it started forward with a whirr.
England, My England
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The sudden whirr of a bird's flight attracted only a casual glance.
Angel Island
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A whirr, a bashing, a mechanical stirring of the crisp alpine air.
The Guardian
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As I sat sewing, his sudden, unexpected whirr made me look up.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 / A Magazine...
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When one cog in the the Mill stops, another starts to whirr.
The Guardian
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So fierce you whirr and pound you drums-soshrill you bugles blow.
Leaves of Grass
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The whirr of grasshoppers filled the air and the humming of insects innumerable.
The Knave of Diamonds
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And the whirr of the brush which revolves near the ceiling
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 29, 1891
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The whirr of the mowing machine filled the air with a lazy droning.
The Knave of Diamonds
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The gentle whirr of the loom stole through the window as they approached.
A Book of Quaker Saints
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The whirr of a telephone bell broke in upon his meditation.
Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and i...
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The whirr and snort of a taxi broke the thread of her thoughts.
The Moon out of Reach
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