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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIRRED

whirred  [wɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIRRED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whirred is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb whirred in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHIRRED

PRESENT

Present
I whir
you whir
he/she/it whirs
we whir
you whir
they whir
Present continuous
I am whirring
you are whirring
he/she/it is whirring
we are whirring
you are whirring
they are whirring
Present perfect
I have whirred
you have whirred
he/she/it has whirred
we have whirred
you have whirred
they have whirred
Present perfect continuous
I have been whirring
you have been whirring
he/she/it has been whirring
we have been whirring
you have been whirring
they have been whirring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I whirred
you whirred
he/she/it whirred
we whirred
you whirred
they whirred
Past continuous
I was whirring
you were whirring
he/she/it was whirring
we were whirring
you were whirring
they were whirring
Past perfect
I had whirred
you had whirred
he/she/it had whirred
we had whirred
you had whirred
they had whirred
Past perfect continuous
I had been whirring
you had been whirring
he/she/it had been whirring
we had been whirring
you had been whirring
they had been whirring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will whir
you will whir
he/she/it will whir
we will whir
you will whir
they will whir
Future continuous
I will be whirring
you will be whirring
he/she/it will be whirring
we will be whirring
you will be whirring
they will be whirring
Future perfect
I will have whirred
you will have whirred
he/she/it will have whirred
we will have whirred
you will have whirred
they will have whirred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been whirring
you will have been whirring
he/she/it will have been whirring
we will have been whirring
you will have been whirring
they will have been whirring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would whirred
you would whirred
he/she/it would whirred
we would whirred
you would whirred
they would whirred
Conditional continuous
I would be whirring
you would be whirring
he/she/it would be whirring
we would be whirring
you would be whirring
they would be whirring
Conditional perfect
I would have whirred
you would have whirred
he/she/it would have whirred
we would have whirred
you would have whirred
they would have whirred
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been whirring
you would have been whirring
he/she/it would have been whirring
we would have been whirring
you would have been whirring
they would have been whirring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you whir
we let´s whir
you whir
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to whir
Past participle
whirred
Present Participle
whirring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHIRRED


absurd
əbˈsɜːd
bird
bɜːd
bluebird
ˈbluːˌbɜːd
blurred
blɜːd
Byrd
bɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
deferred
dɪˈfɜːd
firebird
ˈfaɪəˌbɜːd
heard
hɜːd
herd
hɜːd
hummingbird
ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd
Hurd
hɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nerd
nɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
preferred
prɪˈfɜːd
third
θɜːd
thunderbird
ˈθʌndəˌbɜːd
Verde
vɜːd
word
wɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIRRED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIRRED

barred
bestirred
charred
conferred
disbarred
incurred
jarred
marred
no holds barred
no-holds-barred
occurred
referred
scarred
smirred
spurred
starred
stirred
transferred
unstirred
upstirred

Synonyms and antonyms of whirred in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whirred» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIRRED

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

Translator English - Chinese

在响着
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zumbó
570 millions of speakers

English

whirred
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whirred
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحلقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жужжали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whirred
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whirred
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ronronnait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpusing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schnurrte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whirred
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whirred
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whirred
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whirred
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whirred
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whirred
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ronzava
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whirred
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзижчали
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whirred
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whirred
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kirrrr
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

surrade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whirred
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whirred

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRRED»

The term «whirred» is regularly used and occupies the 102.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIRRED» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIRRED»

Discover the use of whirred in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whirred and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A History of the Birds of Europe: Including All the Species ...
the 16th of July, when he again whirred in a moor near the south-west corner of the parish. This moor is upwards of a mile in circumference, and surrounded chiefly by Scotch fir trees. On the 20th inst. I went thither to observe his habits. It was a ...
Henry Eeles Dresser, 1881
2
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded: Steampunk Reloaded
“Thebold explorer'slil legs whirred and clickedas he scuttled through thedry leaves,” Dickie crawled the fingers ofhisleft hand over the wooden door, likea giant spider tickling a lady's bottom overher silk knickers, “whirred and tickedas he ...
Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer, 2010
3
Dark As Night (A Philly Payback Novel):
The fat fucker still just stood there, emotionless, looked like he was half asleep, like nothing ever fucking bothered him.Lenny pulledthe trigger, the drill whirred, and he loweredit. The kidflinched inhis seat. Heput thebitagainst his thigh, thething ...
Mark T. Conard, 2014
4
50 Canadian Writers
... she sighed for she knew-not-who, So long as he loved her ten-derlee; And day by day as the long-ing grow, Her spinning-wheel whirred and the threads wove through. It whirred, It whirred, It whirred and the threads wove through.
Golgotha Press, 2011
5
Primary Education
This is the way our wheels whirred round, Wheels whirred round, wheels whirred round, This is the way our wheels whirred round, Down in good old Boston. ( Prolong sounds of 1's and s's) Hear the busy buzzing sound, Busy sound, buzzing ...
‎1902
6
25 Classic Canadian Books:
... knewnotwho, So longashe loved her tenderlee; And daybyday asthe long ing grow, Her spinningwheel whirred andthe threads wove through. It whirred, It whirred, It whirred and the threads wove through. [Illustration:Song fragment] A maid ...
Stephen Leacock, Lucy Maud Montgomery, William Wood, 2013
7
Ewes Use Yews 2nd Edition
/wɜɹd/ whirred v : (past of whir) (see were) word n 1: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" 2: a brief statement; "he didn't say a word ...
8
Locomotive Engineers Journal
The machine whirred on. "But, ma, he's ruined your beautiful brocade!" Jessica shrieked. "Let him ruin it" The machine whirred on. Jessica turned away to report to Lou that "ma has certainly gone queer." On her way in search of Louisa she ...
‎1913
9
Ghoul Strike!
The console whirred as it trawled the red dots searching for Flhi. Names flashed up over each dot as the powerful processor scanned every single inhabitant. Moments later, the console beeped loudly and displayed its search result: negative ...
Andrew Newbound, 2010
10
Noise
It whirred and snapped. 'Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. There was a call when we were outside. I missed it.' The rewinding took forever. The machine whirred and whirred. James tapped his feet and chewed on the inside of his cheek. Then, after an ...
Russell Smith, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIRRED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whirred is used in the context of the following news items.
1
RideLondon review: are brutish riders on expensive bikes spoiling …
They turned up on £4,000 aero road bikes that whirred like rowing machines, wore Team Sky jerseys and acted as if the thousands of spectators who lined the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 15»
2
Netflix Refines Its DVD Business, Even as Streaming Unit Booms
FREMONT, Calif. — It was just past sunrise on an early-spring morning at Netflix's DVD operations here, where metallic arms whirred in a giant glass box and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Turkey's messy war in the Middle East, explained
After months of relative inaction, the Turkish military whirred into motion at the end of last week, bombing Islamic State positions across the border in Syria. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Commons playground now open for frolicking
Though dust still lingered and saws still whirred Wednesday in the construction zone, there was a sense of fresh air and optimism among those standing and ... «Ithaca Journal, Jul 15»
5
Wrapsody in cod, or how to make fish sing on the grill
The tapenade, basically a kind of quick spread, is a mixture of sun-dried tomatoes, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, garlic, oil and vinegar, all whirred in a food ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Proposed Balsams project could be decided over next 8 weeks
"That over there would be the terminus to lift six," he said as 400-foot wind turbines whirred above. He poked through the snow, still light with no spring ... «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
7
Obama, wowed by young scientists, announces new STEM pledges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The small Lego machine inside the White House whirred, and in a moment it was turning the pages of a story book. One page flipped ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
8
Fiction: The Roadrunner
A lawnmower whirred in the distance. The air wreathed of chicken farms. “God, this takes so freaking long,” Nadia Romero said. Her frizzy, brown hair tied up in ... «Daily Californian, Feb 15»
9
How US special forces launched raid to try and save Luke Somers …
In the early hours of Saturday morning, American Osprey aircraft whirred over the Yemeni coast from the Gulf of Aden, flying above the rugged mountains of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
10
CHRIS KELLY: Doing right for a man done wrong
As traffic whirred by and the wind kicked up, the Rev. Howard Woodruff, pastor of Elm Park United Methodist Church, referenced Isaiah 1:17, which he said ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Nov 14»

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