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Meaning of "whirr" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIRR

whirr  [wɜː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIRR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whirr is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHIRR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whirr

Whirr is an American rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area. The sextet formed in 2010, originally as Whirl, but had to legally change its name after a woman performing acoustic covers of Black Sabbath songs trademarked the name and threatened a lawsuit. Whirr's shoegaze sound is often compared to My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Founding guitarist Nick Bassett also played in the band Deafheaven surrounding and including the release of their 2011 album, Roads to Judah. Whirr self-released a demo cassette and the EP Distressor before signing to Tee Pee Records in 2011. The band released the "June" single that year, followed by their 2012 debut album Pipe Dreams. The latter was met with a generally positive reception from music critics. Whirr released an EP titled Around on July 9, 2013 and toured to support it that August with the band Nothing. As a result of touring together, members of Nothing and Whirr formed a side project called Death of Lovers.

Definition of whirr in the English dictionary

The definition of whirr in the dictionary is a prolonged soft swish or buzz, as of a motor working or wings flapping. Other definition of whirr is a bustle or rush.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIRR

whir
whirl
whirlabout
whirlbat
whirlblast
whirler
whirligig
whirligig beetle
whirling
whirling dervish
whirlingly
whirlpool
whirlpool bath
whirlwind
whirly
whirlybird
whirred
whirret
whirring
whirry

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIRR

birr
burr
carr
chirr
curr
De La Warr
err
girr
Herr
Kerr
Orr
parr
purr
shirr
skirr
smirr
Starr
tirr
torr
yirr

Synonyms and antonyms of whirr in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whirr» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIRR

Find out the translation of whirr to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whirr from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whirr» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发出嗡嗡声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zumbar
570 millions of speakers

English

whirr
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whirr
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жужжание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zumbir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোঁ শোঁ আত্তয়াজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ronronner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whirr
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

surren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブンブン音を立てる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윙윙거리다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whirr
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kêu vù vù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whirr ஆனால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घोडचूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanat sesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ronzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warkot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзижчання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dudui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βουίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gegons
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whirr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

surrer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whirr

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRR»

The term «whirr» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whirr

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIRR»

Discover the use of whirr in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whirr and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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R in a Nutshell
Install Apache Whirr. Apache Whirr (http://whirr.apache.org) is a set of libraries for running cloud services. Whirr makes it easy to set up complicated services and manage them from your desktop; with just a few lines of configuration, you can ...
Joseph Adler, 2012
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The Edison Monthly
By Berton liraley Whirr! Whirr' Whirr! Whirr! The mighty dynamos hum and purr. And the blue flames crackle and glow and bum Where the brushes touch and the magnets turn; Whiir' Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! This is no shrine of the Things That Were,  ...
‎1912
3
Songs of the Workaday World
Berton Braley. » » The mighty dynamos hum and purr, And the blue flames crackle and glow and burn Where the brushes touch and the magnets turn. Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! This is no shrine of the Things That Were, But the tingling altar of ...
Berton Braley, 1915
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HBase: The Definitive Guide
You can download the latest Whirr release from the aforementioned site and find preconfigured configuration files in the recipes directory. Use it as a starting point to deploy your own dynamic clusters. The basic concept of Whirr is to use very ...
Lars George, 2011
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The Worker and His Work
THE POWER PLANT By Berton Braley Whirr ! Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! The mighty dynamos hum and purr, And the blue flames crackle and glow and burn Where the brushes touch and magnets turn! Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! This is no shrine of ...
‎1920
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The Altar Rail
Hank listened as the ventilator's rhythm pounded its cadence into his mind. Woosh-whirr. Woosh-whirr. It sounded like Dad-dy. Help me. I hear you, Son. I love you. Woosh-whirr. Woosh-whirr. Dad-dy. Help me. It's okay, Jeremy. Daddy's here.
Gail Larson, 2006
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Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy
Whirr, whirr, whirr . . . There's no stool under her, no workbench, no assembly line ; no cavernous, stifling hot factory humming and ringing and clanging and thumping with the rhythmic noise of hundreds of workers piecing together photocopy ...
Carlos Eire, 2010
8
Left Behind
Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! It was Hammy running around the wheel in his cage. Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! Jasper put his pillow over his head. Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! He asked, “ Hammy? Are you going to do that all night?” Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! He said, “Hammy !
Caroline Adderson, 2013
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Ruined: An Ethan Frost Novel; A Loveswept New Adult Romance
Click, whirr.This was it. Click, whirr. The picture she had been waiting for all night. Click, whirr. The shot that would make her famous. Click, whirr. Sculpting ecstasy. Click, whirr. Bendingmetal tohis every command. Click,whirr. Awork ofart. Click ...
Tracy Wolff, 2014
10
Elocution: Voice, Expression, Gesture for Use in Colleges ...
Robert of Lincoln's Quaker wife, Pretty and modest, with plain brown wings, Passing at home a patient life, Broods in the nest while her husband sings, — Whirrwhirrwhirr, Bobolink — bobolink — spink — spank — spink, Chee — chee ...
Sarah Neal Harris, 1891

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIRR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whirr is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rooivalk Mark 2 to whirr into life
A South African Air Force Rooivalk helicopter demonstrates its capabilities at an air show. The attack helicopter has been earmarked by state arms manufacturer ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
Apache Atlas, Parquet progress; Whirr retired
A set of announcements from the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) this week provides an interesting view into the world of Big Data and how it is changing. «ZDNet, Jul 15»
3
Whirr and Their Mission to Destroy Everyone's Eardrums
Whirr have always been a polarizing band. Their blatant affection for shoegaze-drenched post-hardcore has received equal criticism and praise, especially ... «Emertainment Monthly, May 15»
4
Camera Shy (Members of Nothing, Whirr) Premiere "Your Only One …
Featuring former Whirr bandmates Nick Bassett and Alexandra Morte, Camera Shy cook up delicious nuggets of indie-pop. The duo just released a music video ... «fuse.tv, Apr 15»
5
Dude Band: San Francisco's Whirr Doesn't Care About Genre – Or …
Whirr is angry and doing something about it. The Bay area rock act released its monolithic sophomore album Sway last year and has hit its sonic stride with a ... «San Antonio Current, Apr 15»
6
Whirr, Adventures & Makthaverskan played Baby's (pics); King …
Heavy shoegazers Whirr brought their tour with the Code Orange-related indie punks Adventures to Brooklyn last week (4/6) for a Baby's All Right show with ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Apr 15»
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Makthaverskan on tour, playing the Whirr & Adventures show at …
Two days after that, the Whirr / Adventures tour hits NYC at Baby's All Right (4/8) with "Special Scandinavian Guests," which the Baby's instagram of the ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Mar 15»
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Whirr touring with Adventures, who are releasing a new LP
San Francisco shoegazers Whirr are heading out on another tour this April, including a run with Adventures, the melodic punk band featuring 3/4 of Code ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Feb 15»
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Tours: Whirr / Pity Sex (California)
Whirr and Pity Sex have announced a short California tour for 2015. The tour will start in San Fransisco and travel down to San Diego over four days. Whirr last ... «Punknews.org, Nov 14»
10
Whirr and Nothing release joint EP
Whirr has a way of creating an atmosphere out of their music. It's a soundscape, dense and ambient, almost like an overwhelming dream. The San ... «The Bay Bridged, Nov 14»

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