swirr
swirr noun: a noise of something moving, like a swoosh or a whirr.
Noun
swirr (plural swirrs)
- A noise of something moving, like a swoosh or a whirr.
- ... who heard the swirr of their skirts as they struck the bushes, took possession of the abandoned fortress. The taller and slighter of the two picked up the fragments of the handkerchief, and, after examining them, passed to his companion one[…]1864, Sarah (Webb) Peterson, The Lady's Friend, page 855
- ... swirr of the scythe from the distant hayfields in the valley; the sonorous drone of wild bees on the wing; the hushed cry of the cuckoo from the woods; the elastic warmth of the thyme-laden air.1865, Ordeal, The Ordeal for Wives, page 166
Verb
swirr (third-person singular simple present swirrs, present participle swirring, simple past and past participle swirred)
- To make such a noise.
Examples of swirr in a sentence
- ... swirr of wind among the palm-branches, or the dull beat of the waveless Mediterranean far below.1883, Annie Edwards, A Ballroom Repentance, page 244:
- ... swirr of the locusts, the laughing of the jackass, or the tuneful note of the magpie.1892, Ellerton Gay, Drifting Under the Southern Cross: An Australian Romance:
- ... swirr of the wheels, and the handful of luminous cloud which preceded the lamp.1901, Temple Bar, page 400:
- ... swirr of a bat's wing, the twittering hoot of a barn-owl, the cheep of night insects.1905, Beulah Marie Dix, The Fair Maid of Graystones, page 27:
Forms of swirr
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | swirrs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | swirrs |
| present participle | swirring |
| past participle | swirred |
| past | swirred |
Origin of swirr
Blend of swoosh + whirr.
Questions about swirr
- What does swirr mean?
- Swirr means a noise of something moving, like a swoosh or a whirr.
- How do you use swirr in a sentence?
- ... swirr of wind among the palm-branches, or the dull beat of the waveless Mediterranean far below.
- What part of speech is swirr?
- Swirr can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of swirr?
- The plural of swirr is swirrs.
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