whirr

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /wɜː/    美 /wɝ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
    — At that moment a flight of birds passed close overhead, and at the whirr of their wings a panic fear seized her.
  2. A bustle of noise and excitement.
  3. The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.
动词 v.
  1. To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
  2. To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound. intransitive
    — In a city where media companies and hospitals have armed guards, this accessibility is unusual. Inside, drivers sit and chat in between shifts, the overhead fan whirring and causing the dim electric light to flicker over their faces.
  3. To cause (something) to make such a sound. transitive
  4. (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr. intransitive

词形变化

whirrs present,singular,third-person whirring participle,present whirred participle,past whirred past whir alternative whirrs plural whir alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”).
词源 2
From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”).
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