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How to pronounce whirs
“whirs” pronunciation in American English
Listen to whirs in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“whirs” in real sentences
79 clips in the index · 1 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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[VCR clicking] [VCR whirs]
Vanity Fair
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[machine whirs] [footsteps thump]
WIRED
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(intriguing music) (machine whirs)
The Royal Institution
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(helicopter whirs) (slow guitar music)
Smithsonian Air & Space
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of whirs. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.