How to pronounce“whirr”in English
nounmore ergonomic than those you have previously held and far more loaded with buttons. And its games are not plastic cartridges but compact discs. Previous consoles were silent but your
new PlayStation zizzes and whirrs in an unfamiliar way as its digital stylus scans and loads.
"It is 1997. The PlayStation was released to the American market one year ago. You missed this, having been away in the Peace Corps teaching English, which service you terminated
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Definitions of “whirr”
To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
“In a city where media companies and hospitals have armed guards, this accessibility is unusual. Inside, drivers sit and chat in between shifts, the overhead fan whirring and causing the dim electric light to flicker over their faces.”
A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
“As Jane turned from the telephone she heard the whirr of a motor. That would be the children coming home from school. The car called for them at the playground every afternoon at five.”
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