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Faroese-English dictionary. 2015.
kvirra
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kvirra — • gnata, gräla, käxa, tjata, kälta, gnälla … Svensk synonymlexikon
kvirra — v ( de, t) VARD klaga, kverulera … Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok
whir — /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… … Universalium
whir — or whirr [[t](h)wɜr, wɜr[/t]] v. whirred, whir•ring, n. 1) to go, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming sound 2) to move or transport with a whirring sound: A car whirred him away[/ex] 3) an act or sound of whirring: the whir of… … From formal English to slang
whir — or whirr [hwʉr, wʉr] vi., vt. whirred, whirring [ME (Northern) quirren, prob. < Scand, as in Dan hvirre, Norw kvirra, akin to ON hverfa, to turn: for IE base see WHARF] to fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or… … English World dictionary
whirr — n. & v. (also whir) n. a continuous rapid buzzing or softly clicking sound as of a bird s wings or of cog wheels in constant motion. v.intr. (whirred, whirring) make this sound. Etymology: ME, prob. Scand.: cf. Da. hvirre, Norw. kvirra, perh. rel … Useful english dictionary
