whir
whir.01 - make a soft swishing sound
WHIR-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls sound_emission-43.2 (from whir.01-v)WHIRR-V NOTES: See Verbnet entry 43.2. (alternate sp of whir).(from whirr.01-v)
Aliases:
whir (v.)
Roles:
ARG1-PPT: emitter of sound
whir-v: intransitive
The sounds issuing from beyond --
winchesARG1
whirringrel
, men shouting -- indicated great activity and excited me .spelling alias whirr-v
Mechanized vacuum cleaners probe the sand like giant anteaters ; a
whirringrel
ferris wheellike excavatorARG1
, with bucketsinstead of seats , chews through layers of compacted sand ; tracksand conveyor belts , shuttling sand to the screening plants , criss - cross the beach .