whirr

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
2. (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
3. (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
4. (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.

Noun

1. A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
2. A bustle of noise and excitement.
3. The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.

Concepts

ronronner

vrombir

vrombissement

bourdonnement

claquer

ronronnement

Synonymes

buzz

hum

drone

whizz

whir

whiz

birr

whirring

churr

purr

whistle

zoom

bombilate

bombilation

bombinate

make sound

boom

💥

zizz

bubble

burble

gurgle

jangle

murmur

rumble

rustle

stammer

tingle

Traductions

ronzio

βουίζω

βοή

βόμβος

βομβώ

surren

snorren

σφυρώ

rechinar

σφύριγμα

βουητό

θόρυβος

summen

gonzen

zumbido

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wɜː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: whirren

Appartenant à danois: hvirre

Appartenant à norvégien: kvirre

Appartenant à vieux norrois: hvirfla

In summary

From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”).