Whirring

  • 11whir — /hwerr, werr/, v., whirred, whirring, n. v.i. 1. to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner. v.t. 2. to move or transport (a thing, person, etc.) with a whirring… …

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  • 12birr — I noun 1. the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents • Hypernyms: ↑Ethiopian monetary unit • Part Meronyms: ↑cent 2. sound of something in rapid motion whir of a bird s wings the whir of the p …

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  • 13Whir — Whir, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirring}.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.] To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or… …

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  • 14Whirred — Whir Whir, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirring}.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.] To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing …

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  • 15whir — I. verb also whirr (whirred; whirring) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) quirren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish hvirre to whirl, whir Date: 15th century intransitive verb to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir <&#8230; …

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  • 16Revealed Frog — Taxobox | name = Revealed Tree Frog status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Hylidae genus = Litoria species = L. revelata binomial = Litoria revelata binomial authority …

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  • 17Tex (THX) — Tex is a computer animated red/silver robot that appears in some of the THX film trailers. He was created by John Lasseter of Pixar in the mid 1990s as a THX mascot. Tex first made an appearance in a THX trailer from 1996 animated by Pixar.In the …

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  • 18Joseph Macleod — Joseph Todd Gordon Macleod (1903 1984) was a British poet, actor, playwright, theatre director, theatre historian and BBC Newsreader. He also published poetry under the pseudonym Adam Drinan. Biography Joseph Macleod was the son of Scottish&#8230; …

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  • 19The Joy Formidable — est un groupe de rock originaire du Pays de Galles formé en 2007 et résidant actuellement à Londres. Il est composé de Ritzy Bryan (Chant/Guitare), Rhydian Dafydd (Chant/Basse) et Matt Thomas (Batterie), ce dernier ayant remplacé à ce poste&#8230; …

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  • 20birr — birr1 /berr/, n. 1. force; energy; vigor. 2. emphasis in statement, speech, etc. 3. a whirring sound. v.i. 4. to move with or make a whirring sound. [1275 1325; ME bire, bur, OE byre strong wind; c. Icel byrr favorable wind; akin to BEAR1] …

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