WHIR vs WHIRR: NOUN
- A sound of buzzing or vibration.
- Alternative spelling of whirr.
- A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion
- Sound of something in rapid motion
- A turn; commotion.
- The buzzing or whirring sound made by a quickly revolving wheel, a partridge's wings, etc.
- A bustle of noise and excitement.
- A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
- Sound of something in rapid motion
WHIR vs WHIRR: VERB
- Make a soft swishing sound
- Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- Make a soft swishing sound
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- To cause (something) to make such a sound.
WHIR vs WHIRR: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound.
- To cause to make or move with such a sound.
- To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.
- N/A
WHIR vs WHIRR: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To hurry a long with a whizzing sound.
- N/A
WHIR vs WHIRR: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To fly, dart, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound; whizz.
- To hurry away with a whizzing sound.
- N/A
WHIR vs WHIRR: RELATED WORDS
- Clack, Clunk, Rumble, Screech, Gurgle, Hiss, Whoosh, Thrum, Clatter, Hum, Birr, Whizz, Whiz, Purr, Whirr
- Chirrup, Gurgle, Screech, Hiss, Clunk, Thrum, Clatter, Whoosh, Hum, Churr, Birr, Whizz, Whiz, Purr, Whir
WHIR vs WHIRR: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Clack, Clunk, Rumble, Screech, Gurgle, Hiss, Whoosh, Thrum, Clatter, Hum, Birr, Whizz, Whiz, Purr, Whirr
- Clack, Chirrup, Gurgle, Screech, Hiss, Clunk, Thrum, Clatter, Whoosh, Hum, Birr, Whizz, Whiz, Purr, Whir
WHIR vs WHIRR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
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- With a whir of smooth motors, a Soviet had to finish in third place.
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- "Welcome to the 18th century" as the whir of Endeavour's engines fade.
- There was a lull in the whir of his sewing machine as he greeted Trey back?
- The whir of a microfiche reader still brings back nightmares for many longtime practitioners.
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- Cup food Processor is a breeze to Use and will whir prep.
- Heard the whir of machinery that meant Grief was transforming.
- MEDIA whir and pop through the gates of Balmoral Castle.
- The singing of a multitude of birds and the whirr and chirp of insects are heard.
- The whirr of aheavy airborne machine pierces the silence of the night.
- Everything seemed too loud: the whirr of the cable as it ascended, careful to see where he knelt, and so should we!
- The quiet whirr of the decades-old machine tells you it is in sound working condition.