whirr
verb[I]
mainlyUK(USusuallywhir-rr-)uk/wɜːr/us/wɝː/(especiallyofmachines) to make alow,soft,continuoussound:
(尤指机器)发出嗡嗡声,发出低沉持续的声响I couldhearthewashingmachinewhirring in thekitchen.我能听见厨房里洗衣机的嗡嗡声。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- squelch
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
whirr
noun[Cusually singular]
UK(USwhir)uk/wɜːr/us/wɝː/thesoundoractof amachinemaking alow,soft,continuoussound:
the whirr ofmachinery
- Theairispiercedby the whirr ofdrills.
- Heraisedhisvoiceabove the whirr of afan.
- a whirr ofhelicopterblades
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- squelch
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh