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whir n. 呼呼声,飕飕声
vi. 作呼呼声,发飕飕声
vt. 使呼呼响 呼呼声,飕飕声作呼呼声,发飕飕声使呼呼响 whir n 1: sound of something in rapid motion; " whir of a bird' s wings"; " the whir of the propellers" [ synonym: { whir}, { whirr}, { whirring}, { birr}] v 1: make a soft swishing sound; " the motor whirred"; " the car engine purred" [ synonym: { whizz}, { whiz}, { whirr}, { whir}, { birr}, { purr}] Whir \ Whir\, v. t. [ See { Whir} to whiz.] To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] This world to me is like a lasting storm, Whirring me from my friends. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Whir \ Whir\, n. A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel. [ 1913 Webster]
Whir \ Whir\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Whirring}.] [ Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.] To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz. [ 1913 Webster] The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. -- Beattie. [ 1913 Webster] 43 Moby Thesaurus words for " whir": angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, axial motion, birr, bombilate, bombinate, boom, bowling, bum, burr, buzz, centrifugation, circulation, circumgyration, circumrotation, drone, full circle, gyration, hum, pivoting, purr, reeling, revolution, roll, rolling, rotation, rotational motion, spin, spinning, swinging, swirling, swiveling, thrum, trolling, trundling, turbination, turning, volutation, volution, wheeling, whirling, whiz
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