WHIR


Meaning of WHIR in English

verb

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

I saw it again that morning: the milk-float, whirring into another day.

Once Blanche saw his hands whirring over each other, she knew there was some hope.

Some of them take a second or two to stop whirring and clacking as they wind tape off a drum.

The whirring of our locust jaws is what keeps you awake.

The fans whir in the background, filling the locker room with white noise.

The pesticides treadmill is still whirring away.

They can speak, via a whirring mechanical voice box, and they have mechanical human hands rather than paws.

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