English

Alternative forms
whir

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/w��/, SAMPA|/w3:/ or IPA|/���/, SAMPA|/W3:/ (especially Scottish English)
(US): AHD|wûr, IPA|/w�/, SAMPA|/w3`/ or AHD|hwûr, IPA|/��/, SAMPA|/W3`/
rhymes|��(r)

Homophones
were (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Verb
en-verb

1. To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
2. rfd-redundant intransitive To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
3. rfd-redundant transitive To cause (something) to make such a sound.

Synonyms
(make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound): buzz, drone, hum, purr, whine, whistle, whizz
(cause (something) to make such a sound):

Translations
trans-top|To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound
Finnish: hurista, surista
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Noun
en-noun

1. A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
2. A bustle of noise and excitement.

Synonyms
(sibilant buzz or vibration): buzz, drone, hum, purr, whine, whistle, whizz
(bustle of noise and excitement): bustle, hustle

Translations
trans-top|A sibilant buzz or vibration
Finnish: hurina, surina
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trans-top|A bustle of noise and excitement
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Category:English homophones

vi:whirr
zh:whirr

• 2007-08-12 14:48 - Jaaari - +fi

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