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whirr
verb[ I ]
mainly UK(US usuallywhir-rr-)uk /wɜːr/ us /wɝː/
(especially of machines) to make a low, soft, continuous sound: （尤指机器）发出嗡嗡声，发出低沉持续的声响
I could hear the washing machine whirring in the kitchen.我能听见厨房里洗衣机的嗡嗡声。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
crunch
honk
plop
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
susurrus
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
whirr
noun[ Cusually singular ]
UK(USwhir)uk /wɜːr/ us /wɝː/
the sound or act of a machine making a low, soft, continuous sound:
the whirr of machinery
The air is pierced by the whirr of drills.
He raised his voice above the whirr of a fan.
a whirr of helicopter blades
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
crunch
honk
plop
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
susurrus
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
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