Meaning of Whir | Babel Free
wɜːEquivalents
العربية
الطّنين
Examples
“Suddenly, the time-keeper struck three bells, and the deeper notes of the bell forrard, answered them. I gave a start⟳. It seemed to me that they had been struck close⟳ to my elbow. There was something unaccountably strange in the air that night. Then, even as the Second Mate answered the look-out's "All's well," there came the sharp whir and rattle of running gear, on the port side of the mainmast.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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