Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
whirr — whir [wə: US wə:r] v past tense and past participle whirred present participle whirring [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] to make a fairly quiet regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whir — var. of WHIRR. * * * whir [whir whirs whirred whirring] ; (especially NAmE) = ↑ … Useful english dictionary
whirr — [ wɜr, hwɜr ] another spelling of whir … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whirr — (also whir) ► VERB (whirred, whirring) ▪ (of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound. ► NOUN ▪ a whirring sound. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
whir — [wə: US wə:r] v [I] another spelling of ↑whirr … Dictionary of contemporary English
whir — or whirr [hwʉr, wʉr] vi., vt. whirred, whirring [ME (Northern) quirren, prob. < Scand, as in Dan hvirre, Norw kvirra, akin to ON hverfa, to turn: for IE base see WHARF] to fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or… … English World dictionary
whir — I. verb also whirr (whirred; whirring) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) quirren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish hvirre to whirl, whir Date: 15th century intransitive verb to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir … New Collegiate Dictionary
whirr — [[t](h)wɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] whirrs, whirring, whirred also whir VERB When something such as a machine or an insect s wing whirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound. The camera whirred and clicked. [V ing] … English dictionary
whir — or whirr [[t](h)wɜr, wɜr[/t]] v. whirred, whir•ring, n. 1) to go, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming sound 2) to move or transport with a whirring sound: A car whirred him away[/ex] 3) an act or sound of whirring: the whir of… … From formal English to slang
whirr — /wɜ / (say wer) verb (i) (whirred, whirring) 1. to go, fly, dart, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a vibratory or buzzing sound. –noun 2. the act or sound of whirring: the whirr of wings. Also, whir. {Middle English, from Scandinavian;… …
whirr — I. verb see whir I II. noun see whir II … New Collegiate Dictionary
