单词	whirr
释义	whirrwhirr, whir /wɜː $ wɜːr/ verb (past tense and past participle whirred, present participle whirring) [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINwhirr Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from a Scandinavian language Verb Table VERB TABLE whirr (BrE) Simple Form Present I, you, we, they whirr (BrE) he, she, it whirrs (BrE) Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they whirred Present perfect I, you, we, they have whirred he, she, it has whirred Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had whirred Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will whirr Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have whirred Continuous Form Present I am whirring he, she, it is whirring you, we, they are whirring Past I, he, she, it was whirring you, we, they were whirring Present perfect I, you, we, they have been whirring he, she, it has been whirring Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been whirring Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be whirring Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been whirring Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action. The hard drive whirred as I copied the files. The video recorder whirred and rewound. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Moments later as the Monsignor began to pass out the diplomas, flashbulbs popped and a few home movie cameras whirred. Once Blanche saw his hands whirring over each other, she knew there was some hope. The whirring of our locust jaws is what keeps you awake. The machine shop left hundreds of thousands of men with shared memories: The whirring and flapping of the belts. The pesticides treadmill is still whirring away. The struts of the bridge whirred by, dripping. They can speak, via a whirring mechanical voice box, and they have mechanical human hands rather than paws. Three large bronzed fans whirred above in the smoky air. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsounds made by machines, engines, cars etc► buzz to make a continuous sound, for example, like the sound made by bees: · Police helicopters buzzed backwards and forwards over the area all day.· The whole office seemed to be buzzing with the sound of machinery. ► hum to make a soft, low continuous sound like the sound made by some electric or electronic equipment: · The refrigerator hummed softly in the corner.· The computer was still on, humming away. ► whirr to make a fairly quiet, regular sound like something turning very quickly and beating against the air: · The video recorder whirred and rewound.· Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action. ► whine an unpleasant long high sound, especially produced by an engine or vehicle running at very high speed: · The sky was filled with the whine and roar of bombers. ► beep also bleep British a high, sometimes repeated, electronic sound sent out by a machine, especially in order to attract someone's attention: · You'll hear a bleep when the photocopier's finished printing.· Someone's pager beeped in the middle of the best scene in the play. ► roar if a car, plane etc engine roars , it makes a very loud noise when it is near full power: · The Ferrari roared and shot off down the road.roar past/along etc (=move with a roaring sound): · There was the sound of a siren and several police cars roared past. ► tick if a clock or other machine ticks , it makes a quiet, regular, repeated sound: · I find it impossible to sleep if there's a clock ticking in the room.· As usual, there was a bomb ticking somewhere and James Bond had to find it. WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun to make a fairly quiet regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast:  Helicopters whirred overhead.—whirr noun [countable usually singular]:  the whirr of an electric motor
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