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As he moved, clumsily, he heard the hiss of air, the soft whirr of exoskeletal multipliers.Während er sich ungelenk bewegte, hörte er das Zischen der Luft und das leise Surren der Servomotoren des Exoskeletts.Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / RaumRaumBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenSpaceBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
There was silence in the cabin, save for the whirr of fans and pumps, the soft ticking of instruments, Malenfant's quiet voice as he worked through his shutdown checklist.Es herrschte Stille in der Kabine außer dem Surren der Lüfter und Pumpen, dem leisen Ticken der Instrumente und Malenfants ruhiger Stimme, mit der er die Abschalt-Checkliste durchging.Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
The machinery contained whirring motors that drove pumps and filters: devices that, coupled with the flow of heat from the sun, drove steady currents.Die Maschinerie enthielt summende Motoren, die Pumpen und Filter antrieben: Vorrichtungen, die mit dem Wärmefluss von der Sonne gekoppelt stetige Strömungen erzeugten.Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
She was surrounded by subtle noises: the bangs and whirrs of fans and pumps, the bubbling of aerators.Sie war von einer leisen Geräuschkulisse umgeben: Dem Klappern und Surren von Lüftern und Pumpen, dem Blubbern von Aeratoren.Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / RaumRaumBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenSpaceBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
He was nearly three-quarters of the way back when the huge whirring filled the darkness.Er hatte etwa dreiviertel des Weges geschafft/als er in der Dunkelheit ein gewaltiges Surren hörte.King, Stephen / SpätschichtKing, Stephen / Graveyard ShiftGraveyard ShiftKing, Stephen© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen KingSpätschichtKing, Stephen
The tiny metal-comb teeth whirred out the haunting old melody of "Greensleeves.Zahnräder bewegten sich und die alte Greensleeves-Melodie ertönte.Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
At first all was quiet; till the works of the church clock whirred and rattled, and it struck twelve.Noch blieb alles still. Da schwirrten und dröhnten die Gewichte der Kirchuhr, es schlug zwölfe.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
At the same time it grew unquiet in the cupboards round the room, and a great bird appeared, flapping about in wavering, irregular flight with whirring wings that glittered like gold.Und dabei wurd es in den Schränken ringsumher unruhig und ein großer Vogel schwirrte in irrem Fluge umher, mit goldgleißendem Fittich.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
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whirr
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | whirr | *whirrs |
Possessive case | whirr's | *whirrs' |
whirr
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | whirred |
Imperative | whirr |
Present Participle (Participle I) | whirring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | whirred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whirr | we whirr |
you whirr | you whirr |
he/she/it whirrs | they whirr |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am whirring | we are whirring |
you are whirring | you are whirring |
he/she/it is whirring | they are whirring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have whirred | we have whirred |
you have whirred | you have whirred |
he/she/it has whirred | they have whirred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been whirring | we have been whirring |
you have been whirring | you have been whirring |
he/she/it has been whirring | they have been whirring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I whirred | we whirred |
you whirred | you whirred |
he/she/it whirred | they whirred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was whirring | we were whirring |
you were whirring | you were whirring |
he/she/it was whirring | they were whirring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had whirred | we had whirred |
you had whirred | you had whirred |
he/she/it had whirred | they had whirred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been whirring | we had been whirring |
you had been whirring | you had been whirring |
he/she/it had been whirring | they had been whirring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will whirr | we shall/will whirr |
you will whirr | you will whirr |
he/she/it will whirr | they will whirr |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be whirring | we shall/will be whirring |
you will be whirring | you will be whirring |
he/she/it will be whirring | they will be whirring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have whirred | we shall/will have whirred |
you will have whirred | you will have whirred |
he/she/it will have whirred | they will have whirred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whirring | we shall/will have been whirring |
you will have been whirring | you will have been whirring |
he/she/it will have been whirring | they will have been whirring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would whirr | we should/would whirr |
you would whirr | you would whirr |
he/she/it would whirr | they would whirr |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be whirring | we should/would be whirring |
you would be whirring | you would be whirring |
he/she/it would be whirring | they would be whirring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have whirred | we should/would have whirred |
you would have whirred | you would have whirred |
he/she/it would have whirred | they would have whirred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been whirring | we should/would have been whirring |
you would have been whirring | you would have been whirring |
he/she/it would have been whirring | they would have been whirring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am whirred | we are whirred |
you are whirred | you are whirred |
he/she/it is whirred | they are whirred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being whirred | we are being whirred |
you are being whirred | you are being whirred |
he/she/it is being whirred | they are being whirred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been whirred | we have been whirred |
you have been whirred | you have been whirred |
he/she/it has been whirred | they have been whirred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was whirred | we were whirred |
you were whirred | you were whirred |
he/she/it was whirred | they were whirred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being whirred | we were being whirred |
you were being whirred | you were being whirred |
he/she/it was being whirred | they were being whirred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been whirred | we had been whirred |
you had been whirred | you had been whirred |
he/she/it had been whirred | they had been whirred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be whirred | we shall/will be whirred |
you will be whirred | you will be whirred |
he/she/it will be whirred | they will be whirred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been whirred | we shall/will have been whirred |
you will have been whirred | you will have been whirred |
he/she/it will have been whirred | they will have been whirred |