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PRONUNCIATION OF YIRR

yirr  [jɜː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YIRR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yirr 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 yirr in English.

WHAT DOES YIRR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yirr in the English dictionary

The definition of yirr in the dictionary is to snarl or growl, as a dog.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO YIRR

PRESENT

Present
I yirr
you yirr
he/she/it yirrs
we yirr
you yirr
they yirr
Present continuous
I am yirring
you are yirring
he/she/it is yirring
we are yirring
you are yirring
they are yirring
Present perfect
I have yirred
you have yirred
he/she/it has yirred
we have yirred
you have yirred
they have yirred
Present perfect continuous
I have been yirring
you have been yirring
he/she/it has been yirring
we have been yirring
you have been yirring
they have been yirring
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 yirred
you yirred
he/she/it yirred
we yirred
you yirred
they yirred
Past continuous
I was yirring
you were yirring
he/she/it was yirring
we were yirring
you were yirring
they were yirring
Past perfect
I had yirred
you had yirred
he/she/it had yirred
we had yirred
you had yirred
they had yirred
Past perfect continuous
I had been yirring
you had been yirring
he/she/it had been yirring
we had been yirring
you had been yirring
they had been yirring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you yirr
we let´s yirr
you yirr
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to yirr
Past participle
yirred
Present Participle
yirring
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 BEGIN LIKE YIRR

yin
Yin and Yang
Yinchuan
Yinchwan
yindie
Yingkou
Yingkow
Yinglish
yip
yipe
yipes
yippee
yipper
yippie
yips
yird
yirth
yite
yitie
yitten

WORDS THAT END LIKE YIRR

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

Synonyms and antonyms of yirr in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yirr» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YIRR

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

Translator English - Chinese

yirr
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yirr
570 millions of speakers

English

yirr
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

yirr
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

yirr
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

yirr
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yirr
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

yirr
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yirr
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yirr
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

yirr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

yirr
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

yirr
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yirr
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yirr
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

yirr
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Yirr
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yirr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yirr
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yirr
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

yirr
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yirr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yirr
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yirr
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yirr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yirr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yirr

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YIRR»

The term «yirr» is normally little used and occupies the 141.046 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YIRR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yirr» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yirr» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YIRR»

Discover the use of yirr in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yirr and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yir-Yoront Lexicon: Sketch and Dictionary of an Australian ...
Pam-ngamayrr yirr+arr]; pam-piyrr yirr+arrl. He was born first. Then I was born afterwards. One mother; one father [same mother, same father]. Note: YIRR in counting: yirr, koyrr, wapayrr (...) 'one, two, three (...)'. Pal thalnh ngeyn, nhoqol+ arrl+w ...
Barry Alpher, 1991
2
A Grammar of (Western) Garrwa
(7.9) Root: yirr 'fall' yirr-ba 'fall-UNM' yirr-ji 'fall-PURP'(*yirr-j-ji) yirr-jiwa 'fall-SUBS' yirr-jina 'fall-ss' yirr-kurri 'fall-Ds' (*yirr-j-kurri) yirr-kanyi 'fall-IRR' 53 The purposive form ofjarrba 'eat' isja-ji, rather than the expected *jarrji. Other inflected ...
Ilana Mushin, 2012
3
A Grammar of Wardaman: A Language of the Northern Territory ...
10. mod cut and we cut it now yirr-me-ndi-ya-wan na lEXNSG-AUX-PST-NAR-DF [now] 1 1 . mod-ba cut-PS we cut it and it fell yirr-me-ndi-ya:: ban.garrg UNPL- AUX-PST-NAR fall 12. 0-we-ndi-ya 3SG-fall-PST the tree fell nana that-ABS yumin ...
Francesca Merlan, 1994
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Faded Lore
Captain Sun looked at Yirr for several more seconds, giving him time to change his mind when she returned his smile with a frown. “So be it.” Iolaus saw the woman lower her arm to commence the volley. Arrows flew fast and swift, pelting  ...
M.L. Smith, 2014
5
The English Dialect Dictionary: T-Z. Supplement. ...
YIRR, v. and sb. Sc. Irel. Dev. Also written yere Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) ; yerr Dev.1 ; yerre Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) [ja(r.] 1. v. To snarl or growl as a dog. CfTyar(r. Sc. Like coward cur, you bustless show your spite, You yirr and yowl — you bark but darena ...
Joseph Wright, 1905
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Y5 7] UP J ir-Joront language Koko-Mindjan language Yirr-Yorron language Yirr- Yorront language Yirrq-Yorront language BT Australia—Languages Paman languages Yira (Congolese (Democratic Republic) and Ugandan people) USE ...
Library of Congress, 2006
7
Computer Architecture: ISCA 2010 International Workshops ...
Yirr-Ma [9] is another dynamic binary translation framework that uses customized code instrumentation. Like other DBTs, it collects code behavior information through emulation and uses it to translate and optimize binary code. Yirr-Ma uses  ...
Ana Lucia Varbanescu, Anca Molnos, Rob van Nieuwpoort, 2011
8
Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method
Ngali. yurr yirr gurr burr Nungali yurr yirr wurr wirr Jingulu ngurr ngirr gurr wurr Ngarnka ngurr ngirr girr irr Wambaya ngurr ngirr girr irr Gudanji ngurr ngirr girr wirr Binbinka ngurr ~ yurr ngirr ~ yirr girr wirr pMirndi *yurr ~* ngurr *yirr ~* ngirr * gurr ...
Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, 2004
9
The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Sc. Like coward cur, you bustless show your spite, You yirr and yowl—you bark but darena bite, Donald andFloru,45 (JAI.). Frl'. The watch-dogs yirr'd and yowf'd wi' fricht, BEATTIE Arnlm' (c. 1820)56, ed. 1882. Burn. The minit Peggy says, ...
Joseph Wright, 1905
10
Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
scrantish,. graphospasm,. yirr. 1. scrantish (SCRAN-tish) (adj.): Bulky and difficult to lift, as a load. A sofa, for example, is probably the most scrantish of all loads. 2. graphospasm (GRAFF-uh-spazz-uhm) (noun): The International Scientific ...
William Wilson, 2011

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YIRR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yirr is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hearts on fire
In delivering his address, following his installation, Mr McMillan began with words of the Yolgnu language, "Bala limurr ro yirr orra gitjlil — Let us return to the ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
2
Wunderkind 'i külm karastus
Näkty, ta lizuxb kznjööd ka 1883 Ävzcj- ja Vjijotanwnk dlyivj rvüqkm yirr ääaycgp skrugebjil! 1883 äärll on egewxs dol Jaak Aaviksool, Laine Randjärvel, Vilja ... «Ekspress, Apr 15»
3
Have a say on what the Brisbane Underground tunnel should be …
Yirr-ma Transit Tunnel RiverCityRapid BrisX (Bris Cross) The Brisbane Line BURT (Brisbane Underground Rapid Transport) Crosstown Tunnel BLink. The Mud ... «Courier Mail, Mar 14»

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