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- [hwur, wur]
- /ʰwɜr, wɜr/
- /wɜːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwur, wur]
- /ʰwɜr, wɜr/
Definitions of whirred word
- verb without object whirred to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. 1
- verb with object whirred to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring sound: The plane whirred them away into the night. 1
- noun whirred an act or sound of whirring: the whir of wings. 1
- noun whirred Simple past tense and past participle of whirr. 1
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Origin of whirred
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English quirre (Scots) < Scandinavian; compare Danish hvirre, Norwegian kvirra. See whirl
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Parts of speech for Whirred
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whirred popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
whirred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for whirred
verb whirred
- hummed — to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
- purred — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- buzzed — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- whined — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- droned — to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
noun whirred
- bustle — If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy.
- flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
- moved — to pass from one place or position to another.
- sounded — Surgery. a long, slender instrument for sounding or exploring body cavities or canals.
- whizzed — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
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