Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whirred

/wɝd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
whirred
IPA
/wɝd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of whirr

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wɝd/
  • British English: /wɜːd/

Homonyms

word (wine–whine merger, fern–fir–fur merger) wared (wine–whine merger, fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

third heard word bird referred occurred preferred assured absurd herd cured insured

Questions

How do you pronounce whirred?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɝd/.
What does whirred mean?
simple past and past participle of whirr

How to pronounce whirred

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