whirr

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

ronzio

brusio

frullo

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

ronronner

βουίζω

βοή

βόμβος

βομβώ

surren

vrombissement

σφυρώ

gonzen

σφύριγμα

βουητό

θόρυβος

summen

vrombir

snorren

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/wɜː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: whirren

Affine danese: hvirre

Affine norvegese: kvirre

Affine norse antico: hvirfla

In summary

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