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whirr
(encz) | whirr,hrčet v: Zdeněk Brož |
whirr
(encz) | whirr,vrčet v: Zdeněk Brož |
whirr
(wn) | whirr
n 1: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's
wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr]
2: make a vibrant sound, as of some birds [syn: churr,
whirr] |
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whirring
(encz) | whirring, n: |
Whirred
(gcide) | Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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whirret
(gcide) | Wherret \Wher"ret\, v. t. [From Whir.] [Also spelled
whirret.]
1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. [Obs.] --Bickerstaff.
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2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box (the ear); as,
to wherret a child. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Wherret \Wher"ret\, n.
A box on the ear. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [Also spelled
whirret.]
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Whirring
(gcide) | Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whirring.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to
whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]
To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or
more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
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The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.
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Whirry
(gcide) | Whirry \Whir"ry\, v. i.
To whir. [Obs.]
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whirring
(wn) | whirring
adj 1: like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
n 1: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's
wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr] |
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