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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvrombir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vrombir
"Le ventilateur a commencé à vrombir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move rapidly with a whirring sound.
"The drone began to whir as it took off into the sky."
- 1
A continuous, rapid sound made by something in motion.
"The whir of the fan provided a soothing background noise."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'whir' originates from the Middle English 'whirren', which is imitative in nature, reflecting the sound of something moving rapidly. It has evolved through the centuries to describe the sound made by machinery or objects in motion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whir" is said worldwide
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vrombir
Transliteration: vrombir
"Le ventilateur a commencé à vrombir."
surren
Transliteration: surren
"Der Ventilator begann zu surren."
ronzare
Transliteration: ronzare
"Il ventilatore ha iniziato a ronzare."
zumbido
Transliteration: zumbido
"El ventilador comenzó a hacer un zumbido."
zumbido
Transliteration: zumbido
"O ventilador começou a fazer um zumbido."
गूंजना
Transliteration: goonjna
"पंखा गूंजने लगा।"
嗡嗡声
Transliteration: wēngwēng shēng
"风扇开始发出嗡嗡声。"
윙윙거리다
Transliteration: wingwinggeorida
"선풍기가 윙윙거리기 시작했다."
ウィーンという音
Transliteration: wīn to iu oto
"扇風機がウィーンという音を立て始めた。"
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