whirr
verb/wɜː(r)/
/wɜːr/
(also whir)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they whirr | |
| he / she / it whirrs | /wɜːz/ /wɜːrz/ |
| past simple whirred | /wɜːd/ /wɜːrd/ |
| past participle whirred | /wɜːd/ /wɜːrd/ |
| -ing form whirring | /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/ /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/ |
- to make a continuous low sound like the parts of a machine moving
- Three large fans whirred overhead in the afternoon heat.
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