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verb·C2·4 letters
make a continuous low buzzing or whirring sound
Example sentence
The fan whirred softly in the corner of the room.
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The fan whirred softly in the corner of the room.
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Other C2 words
- aberrationa deviation from what is normal
- abhorto hate intensely
- abhorrentcausing intense hatred or disgust
- abhorrentlyin a hateful, disgusting way
- abjectextremely bad or degrading
- abundantlyvery clearly, in great quantity
- accountabilitybeing responsible and answerable for actions
- accrueto accumulate gradually over time
- acreagean area of land in acres
- acrobaticshowing impressive gymnastic skill
- acrobaticallyin a gymnastically skillful way
- acrobaticsspectacular gymnastic or balancing feats
Levels come from the CEFR-J Vocabulary Profile v1.5 by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Octanove Vocabulary Profile C1/C2 by Octanove Labs, CC BY-SA 4.0 Meanings and example sentences are written by VocaFlare.
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