- a variation of whir.
whirr
Example Sentences
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Zhang occasionally tosses in a distant whirr like the kind you hear in sci-fi films denoting an approaching UFO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
Critics argue that the whirr of chopper blades is drowning out the sound of birds, bubbling lava and babbling brooks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
At an unfinished Country Garden residential complex on the outskirts of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, construction has slowed to a dull whirr and a few idle workers roam a near-empty site.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
The air carries the smell of apples and the rhythmic whirr of the scratter, a century-old wooden apple press used to make juice.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2022
There was a thunk, a whirr, and the sound of grinding gears as the elevator car slowly creaked its way through the shaft.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
