Synonyms for whirr
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hwur, wur |
| Phonetic Transcription : Ê°wÉœr, wÉœr |
Top 10 synonyms for whirr Other synonyms for the word whirr
- boom
- buzz
- cannonade
- catcall
- chant
- circle
- circumduct
- circumvolve
- condemn
- damn
- decry
- deride
- disapprove
- drawl
- drum
- echo
- fizz
- fizzle
- growl
- grumble
- gyrate
- gyre
- hoot
- hum
- intone
- jeer
- mock
- move
- murmur
- nasalize
- pattern
- pirouette
- purr
- quaver
- rasp
- rattle
- re-echo
- reel
- resound
- revile
- roar
- roll
- ruffle
- rumble
- rustle
- seethe
- shout down
- shrill
- sibilate
- siss
- sizzle
- sound
- spit
- strum
- swish
- thrum
- trill
- troll
- trundle
- turn
- vibrate
- vibration
- waltz
- wheel
- wheeze
- whirligig
- whirr
- whisper
- whistle
- whiz
- whoosh
Définition of whirr
Origin :- c.1400, Scottish, "fling, hurl," probably from Old Norse hvirfla, frequentative of hverfa "to turn" (see wharf). Cf. Danish hvirvle, Dutch wervelen, German wirbeln "to whirl." Related: Whirred; whirring.
- As in drone : noun continuous noise
- As in roll : verb thunder, reverberate
- As in rotate : verb go around in circle
- As in sibilate : verb hiss
- As in drone : verb making noise continuously
- As in hiss : verb make buzzing sound; ridicule
- There was the whirr of an electric bell, and she knew that Anthony had come.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
- A rabbit or two scuttled away, and a pheasant flew off with a whirr.
- Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil
- One of his sounds or calls is like the buzz of a reel or the whirr of an alarm-clock.
- Extract from : « The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers » by John Burroughs
- The whirr of that arrow lived in Roger's mind the rest of his days.
- Extract from : « Some Three Hundred Years Ago » by Edith Gilman Brewster
- But as she looked this way and that way, Iduna heard a whirr of wings above her.
- Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum
- As he was lifting it off the fire he heard a whirr of wings above his head.
- Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum
- For a moment I thought it was due to the whirr of our own wheels.
- Extract from : « The Motor Pirate » by George Sidney Paternoster
- The buzzer's whirr triggered his muscles into complete relaxation.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- The whirr of the rattle went on for a second or two, then gradually subsided.
- Extract from : « The Black Buccaneer » by Stephen W. Meader
- The birds rose with a whirr—and then was repeated that horror of his youth.
- Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux
Antonyms for whirr
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